Cybercriminals always seem to stay a step ahead of new security gates, Cybercriminals always seem to stay a step ahead of new security gates," says Michael Bruemmer, vice president of Data Breach Resolution at Experian, the global information services company. Today Experian released its sixth annual "Data Breach Industry Forecast." (Fotolia)

Consumers may currently be thinking about how they can best protect themselves from cyber threats while shopping online during the holiday season, but insurers and risk managers are already looking ahead with hopes of mitigating threats that may emerge in the new year.

It follows that today Experian® shared its sixth annual "Data Breach Industry Forecast," which broaches such topics as cloud attacks and biometric hacking.

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