!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] ([DBIR]) is published by [Verizon] and is an unparalleled insight into [cybersecurity] threats and considered by many to be the most authoritative, data-driven [cybersecurity] report[1]

The latest version we looked at showed a study of 65 organizations that:
* 66% of [malware] has been installed via [malicious Software] email attachments. 
* 73% of the [cybersecurity] scams were financially motivated
* 62% involved an [Active attacker]
* 51% included [malware]
* 81% of the [Attack] [breaches|Breach] utilized [stolen|Password Dictionary] or weak [passwords]
* 61% Of the [data Breach] victims are firms with less than 1,000 employees
* 95% of the [phishing] [breaches|Breach] followed "some of software installation"
* 75% were perpetrated by outside [Attackers]
* 25% were perpetrated by [internal Attacker]
* 18% involved [Government|Government Entity]-affiliated [Attackers]
* 27% of the [breaches|Breach] were discovered by [third parties|Third-party]

[{$pagename}] ([2017|Year 2017]) offers up a few security recommendations to help protect web applications, including:
* Limit the amount of [personal data] and site [credentials] stored on web apps or backend databases to the __minimum__ required to run operations, and [encrypt] the rest
* Use a [Multi-Factor Authentication] into web applications that would require completely different attack pattern to compromise than [passwords]
* Patch your content management systems (CMS) and plugins, and make sure you get notified of out-of-cycle patches

!! More Information
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* [#1] - [Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR)|http://www.verizonenterprise.com/verizon-insights-lab/dbir/|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2017-05-10-