Abstract Forward Podcast #2: Data Breach Statistics With Jay Jacobs.

In this episode we have a deep conversation with security data scientist Jay Jacobs concerning the reliability of breach reporting, long tail curves, future trends, and the business of ransomware. Jacobs enjoys digging into data to find the insight and knowledge to tackle hard problems for customers,

partners and the community at large. He is currently Partner & Co-Founder of the Cyentia Institute, a security data analytics consultancy. Although he’s taken on many projects, he’s best known for strong contributions to Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report series and his book Data-Driven Security: Analysis, Visualization and Dashboards. He is a founding member of the Society of Information Risk Analysts, and remains an active proponent of improving how we measure and manage risk.

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