The High Costs of Hacking

Almost every security presentation includes a slide or two that mentions the "70% of all attacks are internal" and the "$x Billions of dollars a year are lost to ..." commonly accepted stats. Those statements are loose and missing a lot of important detail. But the point is made, the fear sets in, and we move on.

The article below is a managment level (customer language) discussion about the costs of attacks. Focus less on the amounts and more on the different kinds of expenses, some of which are less obvious. The bottom line to one organization has nothing to do with losses on the broad plane of aggragate industries. So when doing risk management, stay objective and focused on the client.

The high costs of hacking






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