Supportato da circa otto anni di ricerche lo studio “The Cost of Cybercrime” condotto dal Ponemon Institute e sponsorizzato da Accenture, ha elaborato 2182 interviste provenienti da 254 società in sette paesi – Australia, Francia, Germania, Italia, Giappone, Regno Unito e Stati Uniti. Le conseguenze del cyber crime sono per le aziende di tutto il mondo sempre più costose e gravi, non fa eccezione l’Italia.

1. COST OF
CYBER CRIME
STUDY
INSIGHTS ON THE SECURITY
INVESTMENTS THAT MAKE
A DIFFERENCE IN ITALY

2. SECURITY BREACHES
CONTINUE TO PLAGUE
ITALIAN COMPANIES
Average annualized cost
of cyber crime (USD)
$6.73MAverage number of security
breaches each year
52
… AND SPENDING
ON BREACHES
CONTINUES TO RISE
… BUT ITALY DEFENSES
COMPARE BETTER THAN
THE GLOBAL AVERAGE
Average number of security
breaches each year
130
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IN ITALY, MALICIOUS INSIDERS AND
DENIAL OF SERVICES ARE THE TWO MOST
COSTLY ATTACK TYPES
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$116,443
$0K 25 50 75 100 125 150
Botnets
Malware
Stolen devices
Ransomware
Malicious code
Web-based attacks
Phishing & social
engineering
Denial of services
Malicious insiders
Average cost
per attack
$ thousands
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in Italy

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MALICIOUS CODE AND MALICIOUS INSIDERS CONTINUE TO
TOP THE LIST -- TAKING THE LONGEST TO RESOLVE
Length of time to resolve
an attack in days
Estimated average time is
measured for each attack
type in days
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FY 2017
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0 Days 10 20 30 40 50 60
Botnets
Malware
Stolen devices
Denial of service
Phishing & social
engineering
Ransomware
Web-based attack
Malicious insiders
Malicious code

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DETECTION ACCOUNTS FOR 1/3RD OF SECURITY
COSTS ON AVERAGE …
22
Containment
22
Recovery
13
Investigation
34
Detection
9
Incident Management
and ex-post response
Percentage cost
by internal activities
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Detection
Containment
Recovery
Investigation
Incident Management
and ex-post response

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… BUT INFORMATION LOSS IS ONE OF THE
MOST EXPENSIVE CONSEQUENCES OF CYBER
ATTACKS IN ITALY
Percentage cost
by consequence
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n = 182 interviews in Italy
Business disruption
Information loss
Revenue loss
Equipment damage
44
Information
Loss
20
Revenue Loss
32
Business
Disruption
3
Equipment
Damage

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AI SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES RANKS 3RD AND
ADVANCED ANALYTICS 4TH FOR COST SAVINGS
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Automated policy management
Enterprise deployment of
Governance, Risk & Compliance
Extensive use of data
loss prevention
Extensive deployment of
encryption technologies
Advanced perimeter controls
Extensive use of cyber analytics
and User Behavior Analytics
Automation, orchestration
and machine learning
Advanced identity and
access governance
Security intelligence systems
Value gap
Rank orderings by spending
levels
and cost savings
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1 = Highest rank
9 = Lowest rank
Rank by percentage
spending
Rank by cost savings

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… BUT ONLY 29% HAVE DEPLOYED AI AND
ADVANCED ANALYTICS SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES
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47
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53
63
53
67%
Automation, orchestration
and machine learning
Extensive use of cyber analytics
and User Behavior Analytics
Automated policy management
Enterprise deployment of
Governance, Risk & Compliance
Extensive use of
data loss prevention
Extensive deployment of
encryption technologies
Security intelligence systems
Advanced perimeter controls
Advanced identity and
access governance
0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Nine enabling security
technologies deployed
in Italy
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n = 182 interviews
in Italy
Percentage deployment
frequency

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PRIORITIZE BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATIONS
LIKE AI AND ADVANCED ANALYTICS
Organizations need to:
1. Better balance investments in security technologies
2. Use compliance technology—but don’t
bet the business on it
3. Grasp the innovation opportunity
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WE RECOMMEND THREE
STEPS TO IMPROVE
CYBERSECURITY
EFFECTIVENESS
Become brilliant at the basics
Build cybersecurity on a strong foundation
Undertake extreme pressure testing
Identify vulnerabilities more rigorously
Invest in breakthrough innovation
Enhance program effectiveness and scale value
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ABOUT THE RESEARCH
2,182
interviews
7countries
Australia
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
United Kingdom
United States
254
companies
8-year
research
program
Jointly developed with:
Examining the economic impact of cyber attacks

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