...researchers, most notably the PonemonInstitute, have attempted to measure...cost of data breaches. The PonemonInstitute have recently published the...figures are worth noting, as the PonemonInstitute research is much more thorough...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/david_lacey/economics-of-security/
...roughshod over the security of our customers data however, his point was that research such as that published by the PonemonInstitute which suggests a cost of $197 per record breached doesn't reflect reality. But let's keep in mind a couple...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/stuart_king/2008/02/a-few-days-ago-i.html