A security report released by Verizon that studied 855 breach incidents from last year concluded that 97 percent of them could have been avoided by "simple and intermediate controls."
The report also found that 58 percent of these breaches were done by online "hacktivists" -- those who attacked in social protest, retaliation, activism or simply to pull a prank on unsuspecting users. Verizon's report indicated that it's harder to prepare for the next attack in cases where the hacks weren't done for monetary gain.