Two-thirds of users say they don’t get computer security training at work.
Infosec jobs will reach an estimated 2.1 million in 2008.
Very few companies are complying with CAN-SPAM Act.
Nearly two-thirds of enterprises use commercial spam filtering software or appliances.
One in 10 companies has not tested its disaster recovery systems in more than a year.
Congress plans to allocate $3.6 billion for first responders in 2005.
More than one-third of companies do not have an integrated, comprehensive BC/DR plan.
Coast Guard sees budget jump more than $700 million for FY 2005.
Phishing attacks grow in number, and their prey have not wised up.
E-mail archive software revenues doubled from 2003 to 2004.
Survival time for unpatched Windows PCs cut in half.
Federal IT security spending for fiscal year 2005 shows just 2 percent increase.
Although many companies measure security performance, two-thirds don’t measure ROI for risk management.
Product and financial-related messages rank as top spam categories for April.
U.S. consumers identify top five potential sources of ID theft.
Training IT staff in basic security can reduce breaches, but it’s not for everyone.
Spim (IM Spam) messages will total 1.2 billion messages in 2004.
Worms and blended threats accounted for 43 percent of Internet attack activity between July and December 2003.
Online consumers trust their employers more than any other organization.
Spam will account for more than half of all e-mail messages in 2004, costing businesses billions.
MyDoom outbreak hits specific websites, leaves rest of Net undisturbed.
Nearly one in five U.S. consumers know a victim of online credit card fraud.
Identity theft and fraud cost Americans some $437 million in 2003.
Most online consumers believe their passwords are secure, but almost half of them never change their passwords.
Identity theft and credit card theft top consumer fraud fears this holiday season.
The United States leads the world in e-commerce fraud, generating 47.8 percent of worldwide fraudulent transactions.
Nearly three in four health care companies don’t bother to justify information security spending.
Uncle Sam seeks IT workers with security clearance and basic programming skills.
More digital attacks originate from Brazil than anywhere else; so far the 2003 count stands at more than 95,000 digital attacks.
Product related e-mails account for 20 percent of all spam, but Internet related messages show biggest increase.
Business Process Management tools gain traction in the enterprise.
The FTC projects 210 million complaints reported to its identity theft clearinghouse by year-end 2003.
Businesses and consumers lose more than $50 billion to identity theft over the last five years.
A majority of U.S. companies did not have formal plans in place to handle recent blackouts in the eastern United States.
The majority of Fortune 1000 execs are better prepared than they were two years ago to recover from a disaster.
Message security market will grow to $1.1 billion by 2007.
Many PDA users keep sensitive business information on their PDAs.
More than one-third of Canadians say their personal information has been compromised online.
Web application security products and services market to hit $1.74 billion by 2007.
Global financial firms spend about 6 percent of their IT budgets on security; many have increased staff since 2001.
Corporate losses caused by spam will grow from nearly 10-fold from 2003 to 2007.
Most broadband users store confidential information on their computers but lack proper firewall protection.
Security concerns top list of barriers for online banking.
North America was the main source for global security incidents and attacks from the fourth quarter of 2002 through the first quarter of 2003.
U.S. consumers to lose $73.8 billion to identity theft.
Chinese developers see spike in security breaches.
More than half of Web shoppers want more secure payment options.
Storing data is the easy part; recovering data is another story.
Klez.E attacks have dropped over last year, but the virus remains one of the most popular.
Spam attacks increased 4 percent from February to March.
Nearly 50,000 Internet fraud incidents were reported in 2002.
Nearly one-third identity thefts lead to credit card fraud.
Just 42 percent of consumers think businesses handle personal information in a proper and confidential way.
Nearly one-third of virus attacks in February can be blamed on the Klez.E worm.
One in three companies would lose critical data or operational capability during a disaster because their recovery plans are not adequately funded.
Digital attacks against U.S., U.K. on the rise.
Less than half of companies have intrusion detection systems in place.
Many IT professionals expect military forces or terrorists to launch a large-scale cyberattack within two years.
The United States was the number-one target of hackers in 2002.
Protecting credit card information during online purchases is of concern to 92.4 percent of Web shoppers.
Damages from digital attacks total $8 billion in January.
Companies rank virus threats as top security priority for 2003.
Online auctions account for half of Internet fraud complaints.
Fridays and weekends are prime-time for hackers.
Retailers lose about 1 percent of transaction volume to credit card fraud.
Three percent of online sales will be lost because of credit card fraud.
A recent survey finds that investments in identity management technologies can pay off, but few companies are investing.
Security and business continuity a top priority for 29 percent of companies in 2003.
Most Web shoppers are concerned about their personal information being sold or stolen.
Of U.K. companies that allow remote access to company networks, 52 percent are worried about security problems.
More than 40 percent of companies spend 5 percent or more of their IT budget on security.
Internet attacks against public and private organizations jumped 28 percent from January to June 2002.
One in every 24 e-mail received by U.K. retailers contains a virus.
The vulnerability scanning and assessment market will thrive as CIOs seek security help outside the organization.
More government websites are posting privacy and security policies.
Just 30 percent of Canadian CEOs think their security measures are effective.
More than 80 percent of U.S. security professionals fear hacker attacks on their networks.
Nearly one-third of companies say they don’t have adequate plans for combatting cyberterrorism.
IT professionals fear a cyberattack by terrorists within two years.
Roughly 180,000 Internet-based attacks hit U.S. businesses in first half of 2002.
Nearly all consumers say disclosure is important for e-commerce websites.
Most online consumers are willing to trade personal info for rewards.
More than 49,000 complaints of Internet fraud filed in 2001.
Nearly 75 percent of U.S. websites have a privacy policy.
New markets push spending on corporate protection.
Chief security officers who report to the CFO make twice as much as those who report to the CIO.
Most (64%) people don’t pay attention to privacy policies.
More than two-thirds of e-retailers are taking extra precautions against fraud this year.
Reports on inside security breaches up 7 percentage points over 2000.
Many companies aren’t prepared for dealing with disruption.
Most marketing companies have a CPO; nearly half use consultants.
Employers look to employee Internet monitoring to stem liability and security issues.
Companies spend $140 million per year worldwide to monitor employee Internet, e-mail use.
Consumers say they are 12 times more likely to be defrauded online than offline.
Just 16 percent of managers and IT staffers surveyed said that their companies were members of an industry consortium that addressed privacy issues.
The secure content delivery market will reach $2 billion by 2005.
Security breaches occur at 85% of U.S. businesses and government organizations.
Increased awareness means that European and U.S. firms will boost security spending.
How much depends on what companies are willing to risk.
Increased awareness means that European and U.S. firms will boost security spending.
How much depends on what companies are willing to risk.
Spending on security will grow from $8.7 billion to $30.3 billion worldwide.
Consumers want companies to ask permission before taking personal data.
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