On February 16, the California Attorney General released its Data Breach Report, analyzing the 657 data breaches reported to the Attorney General's office from 2012 to 2015. According to the report, the majority of the reported breaches were the result of security failures. For further discussion on the Data Breach Report, see the Jones Day Alert.

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