Cyber-threats are predicted to be the number one business risk within the next two years, according to an IT security product company. A survey from B2B International and Kaspersky Lab involving some 3,300 IT people in 22 countries, suggested that cyber-threats were viewed as second only to economic uncertainty in terms of current business risk.
Other IT security risks identified as amongst the top three concerns of organisations included the theft of intellectual property (cited by 31 per cent of participants), fraud (26 per cent) and industrial espionage (24 per cent).
Although such threats existed long before malware emerged, data theft, fraud and industrial spying are all now typically conducted through cyber-attacks. The picture painted the surveyors suggest is of an environment under siege, with an alarming 41 per cent of businesses acknowledging themselves as unready to face cyber-threats. For companies, it is claimed, effective protection from current levels of cybercrime means implementing unified security policies across the organisation, as well as building a comprehensive system for the entire IT infrastructure.
The full report on B2B International’s July 2012 survey results is available at http://www.kaspersky.com/downloads/pdf/kaspersky_global_it-security-risks-survey_report_eng_final.pdf
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