Moreover, 36 per cent of respondents also stated that they were having to contend with a successful
cyber attack per hour.
Not exact matches
To date, $ 1.2 billion has already been stolen from
cyber attacks, and threats to cybersecurity may cause an estimated $ 6 trillion
per year in damages by
The research surveyed IT professionals at 50 universities across the UK, with a staggering 87
per cent confirming that they had experienced at least one successful
cyber attack at their establishment.
Worryingly, two - thirds of respondents said that they did not believe that their university's existing IT infrastructure would protect it against
cyber attacks over the next 12 to 18 months, with a further 85
per cent believing that «more funding must be given to IT security to protect intellectual property».
Research shows that 62
per cent of law firms in the UK are estimated to have been victims of a
cyber attack in the last year, while only 35
per cent of law firms have a mitigation plan in place in case of an
attack.