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The 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report opens with an Oscar Wilde quote from "The Picture of Dorian Gray": "Experience is merely the name men give to their mistakes."

In other words, live and learn. But in recent years, cyber risk and information security experts have aspired to get away from reactive cybersecurity measures in favor of mitigation efforts that block digital threats before they become problematic.

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Elana Ashanti Jefferson

Elana Ashanti Jefferson serves as ALM's PropertyCasualty360 Group Chief Editor. She is a veteran journalist and communications professional. Reach her by sending an e-mail to [email protected].