IDG News Service reports that Verizon will soon publish its 2013 Data Breach Investigations Report, which compiled information from over 47,000 security incidents and 621 confirmed data breaches. The study explored financially motivated criminal attacks as well as cyber espionage. Analysts noted that in “four out of five breaches, the attackers stole valid credentials to maintain a presence on the victim’s network” and that mobile devices and cloud technologies were not major targets. Meanwhile, the British Department for Business, Innovation and Skills says small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are increasingly the targets of cybersecurity attacks, and it will extend its Innovation Vouchers scheme to SMBs, allowing them to apply for funding to invest in cybersecurity.
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