Damage caused by computer crime plummeted

While newspapers have to spend a lot of paper to write about the powerful explosion of computer criminals, the damage caused by them has continuously decreased in recent years.

The annual serious results of the Computer Security Research Institute and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation show that this year has been the fourth consecutive year financial losses caused by the type of computer crime plummeted.

Participants in the 2005 survey reported an average loss of only $ 204,000. Meanwhile, this year's figure is only USD 168,000 - equivalent to an 18% decrease. If compared with the figure of 2004, the decline rate has reached 68%.

Members of the Computer Security Research Institute that participated in the investigation confirmed fewer and fewer security attacks. Meanwhile, viruses, laptop theft and network intrusion are still the top threats. But they also tend to go down in the last two years.

Consistency in the use of security technologies is a factor contributing to this positive result. Most participants in the survey confirmed that they used antivirus software or firewalls. It is noteworthy that in this year's survey, up to 8 in 10 people said they used more anti-spyware software.

A strong financial loss is a good thing for businesses, but it is a sad thing for security companies. This means that the cost ratio for security in the total cost of information technology is also significantly reduced. The survey results also show that the cost for the security industry only accounts for 2% of the total cost for the IT industry.

Hoang Dung