There has been an accelerated growth of cybercrime over the last decade. Costs related to cybersecurity and cyber attacks have also burgeoned, with organizations having to pay more to keep their infrastructure secure. McAfee, a leading cybersecurity company, reported that the cost of cybercrime in 2017 was $600 billion. Individual attacks were estimated to have cost $5 million in the same year with $2.75 million having been lost to downtime and productivity loss.
The cost of securing organizations was estimated to be $81 billion in 2016. Since the cost of cybersecurity solutions has also increased, the total cost of securing organizations has also been going up. Therefore, the world economy is losing a lot of money to cybercrime. This money could have been put to more productive use, but it is either ending up in the hands of cybercriminals or being spent on cybersecurity solutions.
Therefore, it is imperative to view hackers from a psychological perspective in order to understand what drives them, thereby contemplating what can be done to stop them. This article will explore the category and traits of hackers, as well as their way of thinking. Continue reading Understanding hackers mindset in 2021
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Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report Understanding the threats can help you manage risk effectively. The threats are real, the attackers motivated. But something standsbetween them and your organization’s data: you and your securityteams, with the insight, perspective, and tools to take action. You’ll find that all right here. To download the report : https://enterprise.verizon.com/resources/reports/2019-data-breach-investigations-report.pdf Online Version […]
Fight against Cybercrime : The importance of the fight Cybercrime has been on the rise the last few years. Annually, an average of 1.5 million cyber-attacks are reported; 4000 every day and 170 every hour (“Cybercrime Statistics”, 2017). The days to come seem to be becoming gloomier. c are devising new techniques and coming up […]
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