Cybre threats are escalating: McAfee study

Hyderabad, Oct 29 : Though organisations are cutting their security budgets, cybre threats are escalating, according to a research study conducted by McAfee Inc.

In a statement here today, McAfee Regional Director (India) Kartik Shahani said the study reveals that more than half of the Indian companies were affected from cyber threats.

The study reveals that 70 per cent of the Indian companies were spending more than a day to recover from IT security attacks.

This paradox occurs because companies are under the mistaken impression that hackers prefer to target larger companies.

Almost half of the global organisations surveyed (43 per cent) think larger organisations with above 500 employees were most at risk for a security attack.

In reality, organisations with less than 500 employees actually suffer from more attacks on an average.

''Companies in India are becoming increasingly aware of the threats of IT security attacks. It’s heartening to see that a significant number of organisations have increased their budgets in 2009 for IT security despite the downward pressure on finances and resources,'' he said.

Hence, adopting preventive security measures should be taken as a serious concern by every organisation, he added.

--UNI

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