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U.S. State of Cybercrime Survey Reveals Little Progress Since 2014
Jul. 16, 2015 09:06AM PST
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The 2015 U.S. State of Cybercrime Survey, produced by PwC US and CSO, reveals that few organizations’ cybersecurity policies have improved since last year, despite a slew of highly publicized cyber attacks on organizations.
The 2015 U.S. State of Cybercrime Survey, produced by PwC US and CSO, reveals that few organizations’ cybersecurity policies have improved since last year, despite a slew of highly publicized cyber attacks on organizations.
According to the press release:
A record 79% of respondents said they detected a security incident in the past 12 months in this year’s survey. On average, respondents reported 163 security incidents per organization in the last 12 months, an increase from 135 in the year before; because many incidents go undetected, the real number is likely higher. Large organizations (those with 10,000 or more employees) detected 31 times more incidents than small organizations (fewer than 1,000 employees).
David Burg, Global and U.S. Cybersecurity leader at PwC stated:
2015 has been a watershed year for cybercrime. Headlines in 2015 make it clear that the threat is increasing, yet much more must be done to stem losses and damages. High profile incidents teach us over and over again that no system is immune — and that speed to identify and respond is of the essence when it comes to combatting cyber threats and reducing the risk and associated damages.