According to a recent report by PriceWaterhouseCooper attacks in the United States on computer networks grew almost 5-times faster in the last year than the global average. U.S. companies are falling behind in upgrading aging network components. You can learn more by rading the following report…Global State of Information Security Survey, 2014
Here are a few highlights from the report:
- U.S. : 117% increase in security incidents year-over-year
- Worldwide: 25% increase in security incidents year-over-year
The impact of the incidents rose almost 3-times faster in the U.S. as the rest of the world:
- U.S: 48% increase in average financial cost of incidents since year prior
- Worldwide: 18% increase in average financial cost of incidents since year prior
Many U.S. companies are neglecting their network infrastructure as they move budgets to cloud computer initivatives.
Investments in systems to increase productivity are important, but it is also critical to maintain infrastructure to protect against security breaches. These breaches can lead to embarrassing data loss or theft. These losses can lead to lost confidence, customers, and business.