You can't stop it. You Can fight it.

It's a global growth industry that hits all of us, affecting companies, organizations, governments and individuals alike. Cyber crime is huge and so is the cost: one U.S. study cites an annual loss to the global economy of nearly $500 billion because of it, an amount roughly equivalent to the GDP of Norway. As our reliance on digital networks and devices to share sensitive information increases, how much does the risk of falling prey to fraudster operations, anti-corporate hacktivists and lone scammers intensify? And, with an estimated global shortfall of 1.5 million cyber security professionals in companies and public sector organizations by 2019, how can the industry stay ahead of the outlaws?

An Honest History of Hacking cites some of the most notorious cyber crimes and criminals exposed over the past five decades, traces the evolution of network infiltrations, viruses and thefts, and shows in stark terms the impact on business and what measures we can take to protect ourselves.

Ask not how the hackers will target you, but when — and be prepared.
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From Phreaking to Hacktivism:

Cyber Crimes Through The Decades

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The Evolution

Of Hacking

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HACKING BY NUMBERS
Hacking has gone mass market: large-scale breaches are relatively common, often taking place over a period of weeks or months. Afterwards, the stolen personal information may be offered for sale, especially if it contains a credit card number. These breaches of more than 50 million personal records have been made public:
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For businesses the average annual cost of dealing with hacking increased 15% between 2014 and 2015, according to the Ponemon Institute. It rose in all seven countries surveyed. The lowest increase was in Germany (8%), the highest in Russia (29%).
AVERAGE ANNUAL COST OF CYBER CRIME PER COMPANY, FOR EACH RESPECTIVE REGION*
By country, August 2015
U.S.: $15.4m
Germany: $7.5m
Japan: $6.8m
UK: $6.3m
Brazil: $3.9m
Australia: $3.5m
Russia: $2.4m
* Based on data from 252 organizations, min 1000 staff
Source: Ponemon Institute, 2015 Cost of Cyber Crime Study
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Although rare, attacks from insiders typically take more than two months to resolve. This disruption to the business is the largest cost of a security breach (39% of total)—even higher than costs of information or revenue loss.
AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS TO RESOLVE A CYBER ATTACK
U.S. companies, by attack type*
click attack type to see how many days it takes to resolve
MALICIOUS INSIDERS:
62.7
DAYS
MALICIOUS CODE:
48.0
DAYS
WEB-BASED ATTACKS:
41.3
DAYS
DENIAL OF SERVICE:
20.7
DAYS
PHISHING & SOCIAL
ENGINEERING:
15.5
DAYS
STOLEN DEVICES:
9.9
DAYS
MALWARE:
7.6
DAYS
VIRUSES, WORMS
& TROJANS:
2.5
DAYS
BOTNETS:
2.3
DAYS
*Based on data from 58 US-based organizations, as of August 2015

Source: Ponemon Institute, 2015 Cost of Cyber Crime Study
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