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A common concern of parties involved in technology transactions is the potential high costs incurred in the event of a data breach. In an attempt to establish the legitimacy of the amounts one can actually expect to face, the Ponemon Institute, considered the preeminent research center dedicated to privacy, data protection, and information security policy, published the Cost of a Data Breach Report setting forth a vast data set that analyzed data breaches at over 500 organizations to spot trends and developments in security risks and best practices.
As discussed in a post from earlier this week, President Joseph Biden issued an executive order on May 12, 2021 to improve the nation’s cybersecurity. The White House has put its proverbial money where its mouth is by proposing a $58.4 billion information technology spending plan that includes $9.8 billion specifically earmarked for civilian government cybersecurity measures as well as an expedited push towards SaaS and cloud services solutions.