The number of cyberattacks targeting US organizations has doubled over the past three years, leading to hefty losses, a study released Monday showed.<\/p>\n
The study conducted by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Hewlett-Packard said most of the attacks involve malicious code, denial of service, stolen or hijacked devices, or \u201cmalevolent insiders.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe occurrence of cyberattacks has more than doubled over a three-year period, while the financial impact has increased by nearly 40 percent,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n
The 2012 study showed organizations experiencing an average of 102 successful attacks per week, compared to 72 attacks per week in 2011 and 50 attacks per week in 2010.<\/p>\n
Among the organizations surveyed which were hit by successful cyberattacks, the average losses was $8.9 million, up six percent from 2011 and 38 percent increase over 2010.<\/p>\n
\u201cOrganizations are spending increasing amounts of time, money and energy responding to cyberattacks at levels that will soon become unsustainable,\u201d said HP\u2019s Michael Callahan.<\/p>\n
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The number of cyberattacks targeting US organizations has doubled over the past three years, leading to hefty losses, a study released Monday showed. The study conducted by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Hewlett-Packard said most of the attacks involve … Continue reading