Security Online provides a broad overview of the topic of internet security, presenting statistical information from a wide range of authoritative research, governmental and industry sources.
The report provides the data that businesses need to build effective internet security management systems, better understand the security concerns of customers and clients, benchmark practices against other firms and identify future business trends.;Security Online answers questions such as:;* What is the prevalence of internet security breaches?;* How much do fraud, hacking, and other security incidents cost US firms?;* What are the most common organizational and technological responses to security risks among businesses?;* What security and fraud risks are faced by individual internet users?;* And many, many more...Here are examples of the kind of information you will find inside.;Perceptions of Internet Vulnerability;There is an increasing perception that the internet is more vulnerable than ever to disruption by malicious individuals or groups.
As Computer Economics found in a survey of IT professionals in the summer of 2002, nearly 70% of respondents believed that large scale cyberattacks were likely to be launched by terrorists within two years.;In Reality: The Internet Is More Dangerous;Businesses and organizations everywhere are threatened, but the US leads the world in the number of internet attacks, defined as incidents where a hacker gains unauthorized access to an online system and modifies a publicly visible component.;The number of incidents of virus outbreaks and system intrusions is climbing.
According to Riptech, an internet security firm, companies experienced 28% more attacks in the first two quarters of 2002 than in the last two quarters of 2001.;Play It Safe: Get All the Latest Internet Security Numbers-In One Report;Drawing upon aggregated research data from dozens of leading research and technology firms around the world, including AMI-Partners, Bank Administration Institute (BAI), CyberSource, International Data Corporation (IDC) and UBS Warburg, in combination with eMarketer's latest projections and analysis, the Security Online Report is the sure way to find what you need to know about the current state of online probing, fraud, hacking, viruses, filtering, theft and protection measures.