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Network InfrastructureU.S. Data Breach Costs Still Increasing, Ponemon Survey ReportsU.S. Data Breach Costs Still Increasing, Ponemon Survey Reports
The cost of U.S. data breaches continues to rise, according to a Ponemon Institute survey, reaching an average cost of $7.2 million in 2010, up 7 percent from $6.8 million the previous year. The cost has increased every year since the first was released in 2006. That broke down to $214 per record, up from $204 the previous year, according to the sixth annual "U.S. Cost of a Data Breach" report, sponsored by Symantec.
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