Confusables Entry 78 / 1011 60-second read

Breach vs. Breech

A break in security/contract versus the back of a gun or a birth position.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

There was a data breech in the production database.

✓ Correct

There was a data breach in the production database.

More examplesii

01

Report any potential breech immediately.

Report any potential breach immediately.

02

You are in breech of contract.

You are in breach of contract.

The ruleiii

BREACH = an opening, a gap, or a violation of a law/security.

Identical pronunciation. 'Breach' is extremely common in cybersecurity, making 'breech' a common typo in incident reports.

Memory aidiv

Remember it like this

BREACH has an A for Attack.

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