文档介绍：EIGHTH ANNUAL
2003
CSI/FBI
COMPUTER CRIME
AND SECURITY SURVEY
2003 CSI/puter Crime and Security Survey
By Robert Richardson survey remains that the risk of cyber attacks con-
puter Crime and Security Survey is con- tinues to be high. anizations that have
ducted by CSI with the participation of the San deployed a wide range of security technologies
Francisco Federal Bureau of Investigation’s can fall victim to significant losses. Furthermore,
Computer Intrusion Squad. The survey, now in the percentage of these incidents that are re-
its eighth year, has the distinction of being the ported to law enforcement agencies remains low.
longest-running survey in the information secu- So attackers may reasonably infer that the odds
rity field. As in previous years, the survey paints a against their being caught and prosecuted re-
compelling portrait of just how often crime oc- main strongly in their favor.
curs works and just how expen-
sive such crime can be. ABOUT THE RESPONDENTS
Based on the responses of puter secu-
rity practitioners in . corporations, govern- Those answering the survey panies and
ment agencies, financial institutions, anizations across the spectrum of modern life.
institutions and universities, the 2003 findings Some 17 percent are from high-panies; an
once again show that there is no shortage of at- additional 15 e from the financial sector.
tacks, but suggest this year that the severity and Government agencies make up, in total, about 15 per-
cost of these attacks has trended downward for cent of the survey responses. Thus, about half of the
the first time since 1999. e from quarters where it’s hardly sur-
Despite the lower number for aggregate finan- prising puter security would be an impor-
cial losses among survey respondents, the most tant concern. This tracks closely to previous years,
important conclusion one must draw from the although those answering “Other” rose to 17 percent
Respondent