Episode 241, 2.6 billion personal records compromised by data breaches in past two years — underscoring need for end to end encryption



In this episode we will discuss a report stating 2.6 billion personal records have been compromised by data breaches in past two years — underscoring need for end‑to‑end encryption.  This year’s study  file:///newsroom/pdfs/The-Continued-Threat-to-Personal-Data-Key-Factors-Behind-the-2023-Increase.pdf demonstrates threats that had already reached historic levels. Increasingly, companies across the technology industry are addressing these threats by implementing end-to-end encryption, as Apple did with last year’s launch of Advanced Data Protection for iCloud.

 

With Advanced Data Protection for iCloud, users have the choice to further protect important iCloud data even in the case of a data breach.