If one thing is clear from Verizon’s recently published 2009 Data Breach Investigations Report it is that cyber crime has taken on a frightening level of maturity. This is the second year that Verizon has published data from the breach investigation work they perform for their clients. While these [other[ reports do drive home the expense, loss of reputation, and compliance requirements associated with good data protection they do not shed the same light on methodologies that Verizon does.