British security consulting firm 7Safe and the University of Bedfordshire have released the UK Security Breach Investigations Report 2010, which looks at the current state of computer security in the UK through an analysis of actual data breaches.

Key findings include the fact that 69 percent of data compromises occurred in the retail sector, 85 percent of cases resulted in stolen payment card information, and SQL injection was used in 60 percent of attacks.

"Compared with many existing studies that are based purely on survey data, this report reveals what is really happening in the UK," says 7Safe CEO Alan Phillips.

Click here to access the report.