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75% of Enterprises Have Suffered Cyber Attacks, Costing $2M+ On Average

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the that's-a-lot-of-green dept.

coomaria writes "OK, even allowing for the fact this comes from a newly published study (PDF) from a security company, that's still one heck of a statistic. The fact that it's Symantec, and so has access to perhaps more enterprises than most, makes it a double-heck with knobs on. Or how about this one for size: 'every enterprise, yes, 100 percent, experienced cyber losses in 2009.'"

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  1. Re:Original report... by Anonymusing · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Oh, for crying out loud. The report PDF isn't even searchable: every page is a solid bitmap graphic.

    Can anyone tell me what a "brand-related risk" might be for security professionals (see page 6). Do they mean corporate espionage? Or has the CTO threatened to use red-hot irons on the I.T. staff?

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  2. Re:Full Text by tomhudson · · Score: 3, Interesting

    And of course security is not something you can buy, any more than trust.

    With that in mind, here's a stat that Symantec doesn't want you to know:

    100% of the companies that depend on Symantec to make them secure are vulnerable.