According to the Cisco 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report, more than 1/3 of companies that suffered cybersecurity attacks in the previous year lost more than 20% of their customers, revenue and business opportunities. The Report also concluded that 90% of these companies are improving their defence technology and processes to tackle threats by separating security and IT functions (38%), raising employee awareness through training (38%) and implementing risk mitigation techniques (37%).   Main challenges for companies The most common barriers to protection against cybersecurity attacks identified in the study include limited budgets, poor compatibility between systems and a shortage of professionals. The most common cyber attacks were adware and e-mail spam, the latter reaching record levels in 2016.   The cost of cyber attacks More th...
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