12 Must-Know Cybersecurity Stats of
2014

1.) Hackers have exposed the
personal information of 110 million Americans – roughly half of the nation’s adults – in the last 12 months. 12 Must-Know Cybersecurity Stats of 2014

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3 2.) Globally, cyber crime costs businesses $365-$575 billion annually and causes a net loss of up to 200,000 jobs in the U.S. alone. 12 Must-Know Cybersecurity Stats of 2014

3.) 47% of U.S. Adults
Had their personal information " exposed by hackers in 2014. 4.) 43% of C-level Execs" Say negligent insiders " are the greatest threat to sensitive data. 12 Must-Know Cybersecurity Stats of 2014

5.) 92% of data breaches
can be described by just nine distinct patterns ! Cyber-Espionage ! DOS attacks ! Crimeware ! Web App Attacks ! Insider Misuse ! Miscellaneous errors ! Physical Theft and Loss ! Payment Card Skimmers 12 Must-Know Cybersecurity Stats of 2014

6.) With the number of
exploitable browser vulnerabilities accelerating this year, 72% of the 685 IT decision- makers questioned said this made security difficult in their organization, more so than any other issue. 12 Must-Know Cybersecurity Stats of 2014

7.) 19% of major cyber
attacks reported are considered “constant” by the targeted organization. This is up dramatically from a reported 6% in previous years, not even including weeklong and month-long attacks. 12 Must-Know Cybersecurity Stats of 2014

8.) Despite Mac OSX’s reputation
for being the most immune OS to malwares and bugs, users have received over 1,499 new malicious programs. 12 Must-Know Cybersecurity Stats of 2014

9.) Geographically, Mac users in
US suffered the most malware infections in 2014, contributing to 39.14% of all reported attacks, followed by Germany 12.56%, Japan 5.51% UK 5.49% Russia 4.87% and France 3.69%. 12 Must-Know Cybersecurity Stats of 2014

10.) While a significant level
of business decision-makers acknowledge the importance of data (82%), only a minority (35%) report that their organization spends at least 10% of its IT budget on data security. 12 Must-Know Cybersecurity Stats of 2014

11.) Looking Ahead: In 2015,
the security service spending is projected to amount to $49,140 million U.S. dollars worldwide. 12 Must-Know Cybersecurity Stats of 2014

12.) Around 1 in 3
senior executives is unaware of the amount of IT budget allocated to data security in their organization or admits that it is not a high priority. 12 Must-Know Cybersecurity Stats of 2014

Thanks for Viewing! Sources for
the 12 Must-Know Cybersecurity Stats for 2014: ! 1.) http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/28/technology/security/hack-data-breach/, Ponemon Institute. ! 2.) http://blog.wildpackets.com/2014/10/28/10-cyber-security-stats-every-cio-should-know.html, McAfee, “Net Losses: Estimating the Global Cost of Cybercrime” ! 3.) http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/28/technology/security/hack-data-breach/, Ponemon Institute ! 4.) http://blog.wildpackets.com/2014/10/28/10-cyber-security-stats-every-cio-should-know.html, IBM services ! 5.) http://www.verizonenterprise.com/DBIR/2014/insider/, Verizon, “2014 Data Breach Investigations Report” ! 6.) http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17745, Malwarebytes ! 7.) http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17742, Radware ! 8.) http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/30999/cyber-crime/mac-os-x-no-malware-immune.html, Kaspersky Labs ! 9.) http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/30999/cyber-crime/mac-os-x-no-malware-immune.html, Kaspersky Labs ! 10.) http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/senior-execs-undervalue-data/ , NTT Com Security ! 11.) http://www.statista.com/statistics/217362/worldwide-it-security-spending-since-2010/, Statista ! 12.) http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/senior-execs-undervalue-data/, NTT Com Security 12 Must-Know Cybersecurity Stats of 2014 Want to learn how to prepare your clients with an effective backup and disaster recovery solution? Download this eBook and get started. !"