Some reductions seen in e-crime

The results of the 2005 E-Crime Watch Survey have been published. The detailed survey was conducted by CSO magazine in cooperation with the US Secret Service and CERT Coordination Center. It focuses on information security in the US and was conducted among security executives and law enforcement personnel.

The executive summary of the survey states that:

Thirteen percent of the 819 survey respondents — more than double the 6 percent from the 2004 survey — report that the total number of e-crimes (and network, system or data intrusions) decreased from the previous year; 35 percent report an increase in e-crimes and 30 percent report no change.

Almost one third (32 percent) of respondents experienced fewer than 10 e-crimes (versus the 25 percent reported in 2004), while the average number of e-crimes per respondent decreased to 86 (significantly less than 136 average reported in the 2004 survey).

Respondents report an average loss of $506,670 per organization due to e-crimes and a sum total loss of $150 million.

Read a detailed summary of the report

•Date: 22nd July 2005 • Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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