Experts estimate that the cybersecurity software industry will be worth nearly $250 billion by 2023.

It’s a real bummer about cybercrime that it’s forcing family-run businesses and enterprises alike to shell out big-time funds and always be on alert. But on the bright side, the resources pouring into the industry have allowed for fascinating developments. Cybersecurity trends in 2019 show the fast-moving evolution of cyberdefense to greet the rising demand. And business owners are becoming more proactive and honest about these threats, working together to fight the good fight. To help illustrate the dangers of cybercrime and reinforce the need for a proper defence, we’ve compiled some recent cybercrime statistics.

General cybercrime statistics

• The overall global cost of cybercrime has exceeded $600 billion. (CNBC, 2018)
• 23 per cent of Americans says that they or someone in their household had their personal, credit card or financial information stolen by hackers in 2018. (Gallup, 2018)
• 16 per cent of Americans says that they or someone in their household was a victim of identity theft in 2018. (Gallup, 2018)

Cybercrime and business

• 30 percent of company cybersecurity incidents are performed by current employees within the organization. (PwC, 2018)
• 26 percent of company cybersecurity incidents are performed by former employees of the organization. (PwC, 2018)
• 23 percent of company cybersecurity incidents are performed by unknown hackers. (PwC, 2018)
• 29 percent of businesses report loss or damage of internal records as a result of a security incident. (PwC, 2018)
• 35 percent of businesses report that customer records were compromised at some point due to a security incident. (PwC, 2018)
• 30 percent of businesses report that employee records were compromised at some point due to a security incident. (PwC, 2018)

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