As threats increase, security professionals must be more vigilant than ever to be able to cut them off before they occur, as well as deal with the aftermath of the attack. The cost of an attack is rising, in fact, the average cost of a data breach (globally) in 2023 amounted to $4.45 million, which represents a 15% increase over the last 3 years, according to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach 2023.
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