www.CSOonline.com

2015 U.S. State of Cybercrime

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Purpose and Methodology

SURVEY SAMPLE

TOTAL RESPONDENTS

509 executives at U.S. businesses, law enforcement services and government agencies

MARGIN OF ERROR +/- 4.3%

AUDIENCE BASE CSOonline.com

COLLECTION Online Questionnaire

TOTAL QUESTIONS 62

U.S. State of Cybercrime Survey is conducted annually to gain insight and evaluate trends in the frequency and impact of cybercrime incidents, cybersecurity threats, information security spending. Additionally, the study examines the risks of third-party business partners in private and public organizations.

SURVEY GOAL

SURVEY METHOD

Source: The 2015 U.S. State of Cybercrime Survey, in partnership with PwC, CSO, U.S. Secret Service, and CERT Division of Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University

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Concerns About Cybersecurity Sees Sharp Increase

Q: Are you more concerned or less concerned about cybersecurity threats posed to your organization this year (2015) than those you encountered the previous year (2014)?

Q: Please estimate the total monetary value of losses your organization sustained due to cybercrime and advanced persistent threats during the past 12 months including those costs associated with resolving all issues associated with the incident.

Source: The 2015 U.S. State of Cybercrime Survey, in partnership with PwC, CSO, U.S. Secret Service, and CERT Division of Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University

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Security Investments See Increase as Attacks Soar

Q: Compared to the previous year's security budget, how did this past year's security budget change?

Q: What was your organization’s approximate annual IT Security budget for security products, systems, services, and/or staff for each of the following areas during the last 12 months (January 2014-2015)?

SMB (<1,000)

Remained the Same

Remained the Same

60%

Increased

35%

Decreased

5%

Remained the Same

35%Increased

55%

Decreased

9%

Enterprise (1,000+)

Source: The 2015 U.S. State of Cybercrime Survey, in partnership with PwC, CSO, U.S. Secret Service, and CERT Division of Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University

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Increased Budgets Allow for Spending on Newer Technologies

Q: To address cyber-risks, are your investments and spending focused on:

49%44%

32%

17%14%

11%

45%

35% 35%30%

16% 18%

Enterprise (1,000+) SMB (<1,000)

Source: The 2015 U.S. State of Cybercrime Survey, in partnership with PwC, CSO, U.S. Secret Service, and CERT Division of Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University

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62%57%

52%

42% 40%

23%

Assessment of business ecosystem risks

Supply Chains at Risk; Need C-Suite Attention

Q: Please identify all areas where you consider supply chain/ business ecosystem risks?Q: On average, how often do you evaluate the security of supply chain/business ecosystem partners with which you share data

or network access?

Source: The 2015 U.S. State of Cybercrime Survey, in partnership with PwC, CSO, U.S. Secret Service, and CERT Division of Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University

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Not very effective

Not at all effective

Confidence in Security Solutions Varies

Very effectiveSomewhat effec-tive

Q: How effective do you consider each of the following technologies in place your organization in detecting and/or countering security events?

86% 82% 76% 74%76%

17%17%18%19%

32%

5 MOST EFFECTIVESOLUTIONS

5 LEAST EFFECTIVESOLUTIONS

Source: The 2015 U.S. State of Cybercrime Survey, in partnership with PwC, CSO, U.S. Secret Service, and CERT Division of Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University

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