Recent surveys of businesses world-wide suggest that the risks to all organisations are real:

• 85% detected computer security breaches within the last 12 months.
• 64% acknowledged financial losses due to computer breaches.
• Most serious losses include loss of intellectual property and financial fraud.
• 70% cited their Internet connection as a frequent point of attack.
• 91% reported employee 'abuse' of Internet access (79% reported in 2000).
• 94% detected computer viruses (85% in 2000).
• 30% of Information Systems accounts are for people who have left the company.
• Approximately 1.5% of all credit card sales over the Internet are fraudulent.

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