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Weekly UpdatesThe risks of not adequately securing your business network and PCs are huge, however. Remember: It's not just your data that's at risk from attacks from viruses, spyware, hackers and others. Any customer data stored on your computers--including Social Security numbers, bank account information and confidential data, such as key sales and marketing data--is at risk as well.
Here are the facts, according to consumer product research organization Consumer Reports:
- During a recent 24-hour monitoring period, computer security software firm Symantec recorded 59 million attempts by hackers to gain unauthorized entry into business and home computers.
- One out of four computer users said they had experienced a major, costly problem due to a computer virus, according to a fall 2006 survey. The average cost per incident was $109. In addition, one out of every 115 people was the victim of a scam e-mail attack, which cost victims an average of $850 apiece.
- To combat viruses and spyware, American consumers spent at least $7.8 billion for computer repairs, parts, and replacement over the past two years.
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