Data breaches occur more often than we dare to think about, and while they dont all result in dreadful consequences it is clear that every single data breach which occurs has the potential to cause untold harm to the people whom the data relates to. So what constitutes a data breach in the first place? If we know exactly what they entail, we stand a better chance of being able to combat them and ensure that they occur far less often, leading to better security and more peace of mind
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