Industry News: Cyber

New McAfee Report Estimates Global Cybercrime Losses to Exceed $1 Trillion

Written by Cybersecurity | Dec 11, 2020 2:30:55 PM

2020-12-07

BusinessWire: McAfee Corp. (Nasdaq: MCFE) –McAfee today released a new global report titled “The Hidden Costs of Cybercrime,” which focuses on the significant financial and unseen impacts that cybercrime has worldwide. The report, conducted in partnership with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), concludes that cybercrime costs the world economy more than $1 trillion, or just more than one percent of global GDP, which is up more than 50 percent from a 2018 study that put global losses at close to $600 billion. Beyond the global figure, the report also explored the damage reported beyond financial losses, finding 92 percent of companies felt effects beyond monetary losses.

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