The 10 Most Expensive Data Breaches 2018

... and what we can learn from it.

An analysis by Lead Auditor Frank Trautwein

The headlines about data breaches are piling up, sometimes fined. The DSGVO is not yet a full year, but notifiable incidents are already enough. Recently, a social network from Germany had to pay 20.000 EUR fine, because users' passwords were stored completely unencrypted. Is 2019 the grace period over and follow the often-fined fines in seven or eight-digit height?

• What are the worst data breaches since DSGVO?
• What sets out data breaches (DSGVO) and other security incidents?
• What data security risks lead to data breach?
• How did the customer data get into unauthorized hands?
• When do I have to report an "incident" to the DPA?
• How can you identify and close the biggest security holes?