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
Not exact matches
Whilst hackers are getting increasingly cunning in their efforts to
steal information via emails, there are still lots of things that an organization can do to protect itself
from a
cyber attack.
The charges were announced less than an hour after The Intercept published a top - secret document
from the U.S. National Security Agency that described Russian efforts to launch
cyber attacks on at least one U.S. voting software supplier and send «spear - phising» emails, or targeted emails that try to trick a recipient into clicking on a malicious link to
steal data, to more than 100 local election officials days before the presidential election last November.
Businesses,
from startups to Fortune 500s, need to adopt a similar mindset when it comes to their own commanders - in - chief, because
cyber attacks are a low - cost, low - risk way to
steal intellectual property, business intelligence and ultimately the company's money — and the C - suite (along with other key figures, like a head engineer or programmer) is definitely a focal point for criminals.
Hans Allnutt Qualified: 2004 Made partner: 2014 Key cases: Advising three separate US companies that suffered
cyber attacks, on their European data protection obligations; advising on the recovery of funds
stolen from a professional firm as a result of a phishing
attack; advising the MD of a finance broking house following a
cyber extortion demand and data breach.