Check out this recent overview of 10 of the largest data breaches from 2010 resulting in the loss of millions of data records.
Lessons Learned: Is your organization providing ongoing situational awareness training? People are the weak link for the majority of data breaches which are caused by human error, lost devices, social engineering attacks and numerous other poor decisions. It is critical for organizations to educate their employees (and third-parties) ongoing as risks, threats, requirements, and ’next’ practices are constantly changing. Lessons learned clearly reveal that once-a-year general training is not enough.