How much does a data breach cost you?

This article summarizes IBM/Ponemon’s 2020 Cost of a Data Breach findings in the context of increased cyber-attacks during COVID-19 and remote work, noting near-$4M average breach costs and slower detection/containment, especially in healthcare. It highlights leading breach drivers (stolen credentials, cloud misconfigurations), the high prevalence and cost of exposed PII, and advocates for AI-driven automation, IAM, misconfiguration scanning, and continuous surface/deep/dark web monitoring—concluding with a promotion of CloudSEK’s XVigil for real-time threat detection.