Symantec: Most Enterprises Losing Big Bucks from Cyber Attacks
Symantec: Most Enterprises Losing Big Bucks from Cyber Attacks
Posted 02/23/2010 at 6:39am
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Some 75 percent of organizations have been the target of a successful cyber attack in the past year, suggests a new study by security firm Symantec. According to Symantec's 2010 State of Enterprise Security study, companies on average lose $2 million annually as a result of these attacks.
"Protecting information today is more challenging than ever," said Francis deSouza, senior vice president, Enterprise Security, Symantec Corp. "By putting in place a security blueprint that protects their infrastructure and information, enforces IT policies, and manages systems more efficiently, businesses can increase their competitive edge in today’s information-driven world."
The study also found that 42 percent of organizations rate security their top issue, especially as enterprise security becomes more difficult due to understaffing.
The study represents responses from 2,100 enterprise CIOs, CISOs, and IT manager from 27 countries, Symantec said.
2010 State of Enterprise Security Report
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Tekzel
February 23, 2010 at 4:17pm
This just in, McDonalds says studies indicate eating a Big Mac every day can extend your lifespan by 10 years.
JohnP
February 23, 2010 at 1:42pm
Where, oh where, do they get these "statistics" from? Why, it's from their "own security experts"! And the number of cyber attacks, identity thefts, and plain internet boogie-men just keep climbing and climbing and then, OMG!, they get even worse!
Tell me, you "Norton Security Experts", if you are doing your JOBS, why are things getting so much worse? I mean, if i am paying you $100 a year and yet the chances of me being a victim grows by 1000% during that year, why don't I just SAVE that $100 and go with the FREE MS Security Essentials and spend that $100 repairing my "oh so infected" computer?
Or better yet, I will call up my ISP and tell them I am canceling my internet connection because NORTON says that I have a 250% chance this week of losing all my money to "internet thieves"!
Why does MPC even bother printing these stories? Because they are free and they scare people, same reason newspapers put murders and earthquakes on the front page.
Caboose
February 23, 2010 at 9:58am
And I wonder how many of those companies are running Symantec "security" applications.
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Athlonite
February 24, 2010 at 3:35am
Bang i was about to say the same damn thing and that maybe businesses should be using MSE instead of shitmantic and McStuffies who always seem to be some of the worst performing AV solutions found
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