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Outages and security breaches

Description

The Outages and Security Breaches event tracks major disruptions and cybersecurity incidents affecting businesses. These events provide valuable insights into a company’s resilience, data security practices, and operational stability.

Use Cases:

  • Risk Management: Identify businesses experiencing major disruptions or security threats.
  • Vendor & Partner Evaluation: Assess potential risks when working with affected companies.
  • Cybersecurity Monitoring: Track security breaches that could indicate systemic vulnerabilities.
  • Customer Impact Analysis: Understand how outages and breaches affect business operations and customer trust.

Data Schema

Event Name: "outages_and_security_breaches" (Use this value in the event_types parameter when querying this event.)

SignalAPI NameDescriptionData Type
Type of incidentincident_typeCategorization of the type of incident that occurred, e.g., outage, data breach.TEXT
Impacted systemsimpacted_systemsText listing the systems that were impacted by the incident.TEXT
Number of affected customersnumber_of_affected_customersNumber of the company's customers affected by the incident.TEXT
Link to articlelinkLink to article reporting the outage, security incident, or data breach.TEXT

Query Example

curl -X POST \
  "https://api.explorium.ai/v1/businesses/events" \
  -H "API_KEY: your_api_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "event_types": [
    "outages_and_security_breaches"
  ],
  "business_ids": [
    "8adce3ca1cef0c986b22310e369a0793"
  ],
  "timestamp_from": "2025-01-01T10:03:03.050Z"
}'

Best Practices

  • Monitor incident trends to assess business stability and security posture.
  • Analyze impacted systems to determine operational risks.
  • Correlate security breaches with customer impact to understand reputational damage.

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