The website PrivacyRights.org provides a vast wealth of important information regarding breaches that could benefit researchers. One image the website offers is a hotspot map of the United States showing the amount of reported breaches by state. From this, we see that the most targeted states include California, Texas, New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, Indiana, Illinois, and Florida. For the most part, these are highly populated states which have major U.S. cities. Logically, more people provide a bigger target for breaches, but at the same time, I feel the heat map could provide even greater insight into the matter. For example, California has more reported breaches than Texas and New York combined. Another detail that stands out about the map is Maryland is one of the hotspots, which I assume is due to its proximity to the greater D.C. area, but we see that Virginia, with more people and also a strong connection to the greater D.C. area is a lesser target. So while population is an important factor there are others at play as well. The website also breaks down the kind of breaches that occurred and what types of organizations are most impacted. For example, the majority of known cause breaches were due to intentional hacks or unintentional disclosure of information. However, the vast majority of breaches had unknown causes. The most targeted organization types to suffer breaches we the Manufacturing, Technology, and Communications group as well as the Healthcare group. All this information can help researchers determine what is most at risk of suffering a breach. By better understanding what causes most breaches and the most impacted locations and organizations, researchers can help build a stronger and safer landscape going forward.