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[–] chris002 9 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Can anyone explain why data breeches appear to increasing and large organizations appear powerless to prevent?

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a lot multiple factors, opportunity cost, increase of online users due to pandemic, home from work, but biggest one being companies/governments don't care about customer/user data so they they do bare minimum required by law to secure it. Which makes them an easy target. Getting breached is just part of doing business and a lot private companies just pay ransomware and go back to normal business.

[–] chris002 4 points 1 year ago

I would have thought the Information Commissioners Office UK, would have the power to issue hefty fines. Mind it sounds like those may the consequence of doing business as well. Depressing.

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