Security News > 2022 > February > Data leaks and shadow assets greatly exposing organizations to cyberattacks
2022-02-25 06:30
CybelAngel published a research revealing that data leaks and shadow assets are the greatest source of exposure to cyberattacks faced by large organizations across the globe.
Based on data from a sample group of customers, the research report reveals that data leak incidents increased, overall, by 63% and vulnerable shadow assets exposure grew by 40% in 2021.
Source code data leaks rise by two-thirds between 2020 and 2021.
The increase in outsourced development projects led to a 66% increase in source code leaks.
Increase in 'major risks' from credentials leaks.
17% of shadow asset incidents sent to CybelAngel customers across 2021 were rated 'major' or 'critical'.
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