Cyber Threats

CYBER THREATS When it comes to businesses and disasters, not all threats come from Mother Nature. According to InDefenseof Data.com, human errors and malicious attacks are costly for businesses: "In the United States, data breach incidents cost companies $194 per compromised record." At that rate, the average total cost per company approaches $5.4 million. Windstream wants to know: how safe is syour data? M McAfee ONLINE SAFETY SURVEY RESULTS 25% 90% 63% of Americans were victims of security breaches in 2012 do not feel safe from hackers, viruses and malware don't use security software or apps on mobile devices to protect against viruses or malware 79% #@!% 33% say losing Internet access for 48 hours would be disruptive saying it would be extremely disruptive QUICK FACT Google blocks about 10,000 websites per day because of suspected malware attacks or phising scams; nearly 1 billion people are protected dail.y A HIGH RISK On average, one business is attacked by malware every 3 mintues Banking, business services, and legal companies are at the highest risk for malware ZIP files remain the preferred file type for malware delivery by email 3 in 10 businesses have a chance of seeing an infection by unexpected malware BUSINESSES BEWARE 80% 31% 54% of malware typically evades anti-virus detection of malware attacks were of malware attacks in 2012 directed at financial (45%) and retail (35%) organizations targeted businesses with fewer than 250 employees Percent rises to 50% for companies up to 2,500 employees THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS $350 BILLION $144 BILLION Malware that is hidden in pirated or counterfeit software will cost up to $114 billion globally in 2013 Potential losses from data breaches in 2013 could reach $350 billion $22 BILLION 1.5 billion hours and $22 billion is spent identifying, repairing, and recovering from malware Downloading... Downloading... 45% 78% of counterfeit software comes from the internet. 78% is downloaded from websites or P2P networks, 36% contained Trojans and adware 38% 57% Only 38% of IT managers acknowledge the risk of counterfeit software Only 57% of employees admit to installing unapproved software on their work computers windstream. Sources: https://blogs.mcafee.com/consumer/online-safety-survey2012 http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/06/vast-majority-of-malware-attacks-spawned-from-legit-sites/ http://sliconangle.com/blog/2013/04/04/tech-companies-report-highest-volume-of-malware-attacks/ http://www.biztechmagazine.com/article/2013/04/malware-attacks-targeting-small-businesses-rise-infographic http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/31247/malware-attack-recovery-costs-an-average-of-3000-per-day http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240180104/Malware-in-counterfeit-software-to-cost-business-144bn-in-2013 http://www.indefenseofdata.com/data-breach-trends-stats/ %24