October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM), which is a collaborative effort between the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and its public and private partners—including the National Cyber Security Alliance—to ensure every American has the resources they need to stay safe and secure online. This year’s theme, “Do your Part. #BeCyberSmart.,” encourages individuals and organizations to take proactive steps to enhance cybersecurity and protect their part of cyberspace. CISA encourages individuals and organizations to review the NCSAM 2020 page for ways to participate in and promote NCSAM.
● An estimated $6 trillion will be spent globally on cybersecurity by 2021
● On average after a breach, company share prices fall 7.27%
● It takes companies nearly 6 months to detect a data breach
● 77% of organizations do not have a cybersecurity response plan
● 95% of cybersecurity breaches are due to human error
● By 2020 there will be roughly 200 billion connected devices
● 95% of breached records came from only three industries in 2016
● There is a hacker attack every 39 seconds
● The average cost of a data breach in 2020 will exceed $150 million
● In 2018 hackers stole half a billion personal records
● The number of cellular Internet of Things (IoT) connections is expected to reach 3.5 billion in 2023 – increasing with an annual growth rate of 30%. (Ericsson)
● Gartner forecasts that 25 billion connected things will be in use by 2021. (Gartner)
● 63% of people find connected devices ‘creepy’ in the way they collect data about people and their behaviors. (Consumers International & Internet Society)
● Once plugged into the internet, connected devices are attacked within 5 minutes and targeted by specific exploits in 24 hours. (NETSCOUT)