This serves as a good source for analyses to take some expert protection steps in future, especially considering these two proven facts - in 2012 35% of companies lost data because of malware attacks and 25% business data due to un-patched software vulnerabilities.
• 50% of companies agree that cyber-threats are the second business risk and it is only inferior to economic instability (55%)
• 37% of companies seriously care about damage to brand and reputation that may be caused by cyber-security problems
• 31% of companies are afraid of intellectual property theft
• 26% of companies think that fraud can be a serious risk for businesses
• 61% of companies experienced malware attacks in 2012 and 35% of them did lose data because of malware attacks
• 56% of companies were disturbed by spam
• 35% of companies confirmed that phishing was a problem
• 23% of companies consider network intrusion to be one more external threat
• 20% of companies registered mobile device theft that could lead to corporate data loss
• 40% of companies experienced situations when vulnerable software could make damage and 25% of respondents did lose business data due to unpatched software vulnerabilities
• 31% of companies experienced accidental staff-caused data leaks
• 29% of companies suffered an internal threat - employees losing mobile devices
• 25% of companies experienced loss of other equipment
• 21% of companies were victims of intentional data leaks
• 31% of IT professionals were concerned about preventing IT security breaches
• 27% of IT professionals cared about data protection
• 23% of IT professionals worried about return on investment made for IT security
• 23% of IT professionals were thinking about importance of understanding new technologies
• 22% of IT professionals cared about future investments in IT Security
• 67% of companies not only used anti-malware protection but also named it top security measure
• 62% of companies implemented patch management and consider this to be very important for protection
• 45% of companies consider implementing access levels as one of their priorities
• 45% of companies would prefer to separate critical infrastructure
• 44% of companies applied encryption of sensitive data
The survey involved over 3,300 IT specialists in 22 countries worldwide and was conducted in conjunction with Kaspersky Lab. The participants represented all business sizes: small, medium and enterprise. The full version of the report of the results of the survey by B2B International in July 2012 is available here.
Kaspersky Lab is reputed to be the largest antivirus company in Europe. It delivers some of the world’s most immediate protection against IT security threats, including viruses, spyware, crimeware, hackers, phishing, and spam. The company is ranked among the world’s top four vendors of security solutions for endpoint users. Kaspersky Lab products are designed to provide superior detection rates and one of the industry’s fastest outbreak response times for home users, SMBs, large enterprises and the mobile computing environment. Kaspersky technology is also used worldwide inside the products and services of the industry’s leading IT security solution providers.
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