An ordinary user of Internet technologies or smartphones, the owner of smart home systems, or an office employee rarely thinks about cybersecurity threats. But criminals usually do not understand whether the user in front of them is experienced or a complete layperson. And the data of any person can be a target for scammers.
Cybercrime threats are increasing every year. We decided to bring understandable and straightforward statistics to make it a little clearer why information security and protecting your gadgets is an essential task. So let’s get started!
1. Every year, the total cost of cybercrime worldwide is enormous. Analysts predict that the annual damage by 2025 could reach 10.5 trillion USD.
2. The profitability of cybercrime is 5 times higher than all global, transnational crimes.
3. 80% of all cybercrimes are phishing attacks.
4. Almost 95% of all malware is delivered via your email.
5. Three main goals of cybercriminals are: stealing your money, stealing intellectual property, and espionage.
6. On average, 1 in 36 Android smartphones already has malware installed.
7. Only 50% of smartphone users knowingly use security software to keep their data private.
8. Every day, there are 164 cybercrimes in the world. These data are underestimated since the real number of such crimes has not yet been established.
9. 43% of cyberattacks target small businesses.
10. Good news! With Intel Division, you can effectively protect your information from intruders!
