Cybercrime bigger than drug trafficking
Baku, September 8 (AZERTAC). Total global cost of cyber crime, exceed the combined impact on the world economy and trade of smuggling marijuana, heroin and cocaine. Last estimated at 388 billion dollars, according to a new study.
The report assesses the Norton Cybercrime net financial costs associated with cyber attacks worldwide, 114 billion, plus the time required to remedy the effects are added to the above figure the remaining 274 billion dollars, while the global black market for three drugs “is” 288 billion dollars .
Every second of 14 adults fall victim to any cyber crime , says Symantec. And the most likely victims are young people who surf the Internet via mobile phones.
But despite the large number of victims, people are not doing to stop happening. Although 74% of people say they are aware of cybercrime, 41% of them do not have modern security software, while 61% do not use complex, routine maintenance passwords.
“There is a serious disconnect in people’s views on the threat of cybercrime”, - said Adam Palmer, senior consultant Norton in cybersecurity. ”Over the past 12 months, three times as many adults have suffered from online crimes, compared with offline crime, but less than one third of respondents believe that next year there will be more likely to become a victim of cyber crime than to confront the crimes of everyday life.”
The most common in the world of cybercrime malware and viruses that have affected 54% of respondents. Online fraud is the second position (11%), and the victims of phishing attacks were 10% of adults. Cyber crimes apply to phone numbers: according to the survey, 10% of adults were victims of attacks on mobile phones. For the survey, interviews were conducted with nearly 20,000 people in 24 countries, Symantec said.
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