Computer Crime And The Bottom Line

Virus attacks, unauthorized access to computer systems and other forms of cybercrime account for up to 75 percent of the financial losses at U.S. companies. These losses can also result in a yearly hit in the hundreds of thousands of dollars for each firm.

Don’t ask these companies about it, though, because most prefer to be mum about any mishaps, according to a study by the Computer Security Institute (CSI), a trade group serving the information security industry. Computer Crime And The Bottom Line