Getting a virus or piece of spyware on your computer can be downright annoying. If you’re lucky, it’s easy to fix, or your software of choice catches it before it gets out of hand. If you’re not so lucky, you’re probably one of the 16 million Americans who have had a “serious” vulnerability in the last two years.
Although you already know viruses and computer worms are a bother, what you may not know is just what they cost US households and workplaces each year. Today, we’re taking a closer look at what Americans spend on virus protection and removal, and what these vulnerabilities really cost in lost money, time, and labour. We’re also looking back at the five most expensive computer vulnerabilities of all time, and the financial impact they had not just on the US, but the world as a whole.
Check out the infographic below!
Infographic sources:
1. Computer Virus Statistics
2. Data encryption tool maker: Antivirus has become ineffective
3. Antivirus Software: Fighting Blame, Not Hacks
4. How Much Should You Spend on IT Security?
5. What are malware, viruses, Spyware, and cookies, and what differentiates them?
6. It came. It flattered. It wreaked havoc on the Internet. Why are we so vulnerable? What can be done?
7. Slammed! An inside view of the worm that crashed the Internet in 15 minutes
8. A Good Decade for Cybercrime
9. Sasser Worm Impacted Businesses Around the World
10. Virus strikes 15 million PCs
1. Computer Virus Statistics
2. Data encryption tool maker: Antivirus has become ineffective
3. Antivirus Software: Fighting Blame, Not Hacks
4. How Much Should You Spend on IT Security?
5. What are malware, viruses, Spyware, and cookies, and what differentiates them?
6. It came. It flattered. It wreaked havoc on the Internet. Why are we so vulnerable? What can be done?
7. Slammed! An inside view of the worm that crashed the Internet in 15 minutes
8. A Good Decade for Cybercrime
9. Sasser Worm Impacted Businesses Around the World
10. Virus strikes 15 million PCs
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