The patterns and characteristics of security incidents are a significant driver of security technology innovation. Patterns are detected by analyzing repositories of malware/viruses/worms, incidents affecting control/SCADA systems, general security alerts and updates, and data breaches. For most types of privacy incidents there are no repositories. Privacy incidents that do not involve a security breach, such as cyber-bullying/slander/stalking, revenge porn, social media oversharing, data reidentification and surveillance, are not represented in the current repositories.
