What is the balance of economic benefits and costs conferred upon societies by cyber technologies, also designated here as information and communication technologies (ICT)? And how might that balance change in coming years? This report, prepared as a quantitative foundation for work sponsored by the Zurich Insurance Group, addresses these questions by assessing the current pattern of benefits and costs in countries and globally, mapping their apparent trajectory in recent years, and exploring their possible futures through 2030.

According to this report, the attractions and profitability of the digital underworld are leading some security practitioners to become ‘gray hats’ and get involved in cybercrime.

This report from 2017 is based on a survey conducted during October and November of 2016. They surveyed over a thousand senior security executives from across the globe, including from key regional markets in the US, UK, Germany, Japan, Australia, Brazil, and Mexico, and key segments such as federal government, retail, finance, and healthcare.

The emerging field of cybersecurity economics could benefit from better data, better under- standing, and better methods for using resources wisely, not only to protect critical products and services but also to provide assurances that software will work as expected. This research brief presents findings that address these key cybersecurity concerns, perceptions of the importance of cybersecurity, and considerations for cybersecurity invest- ment decisions. In particular, it suggests that companies, the government, and other organizations can help improve our under- standing of cybersecurity economics by moni- toring cybersecurity incidents and responses, soliciting and using standard terminology and measures, and sharing data whenever possible.

This paper navigates decision-makers through the issues surrounding a specific technology or business case, explores the business value of adoption, and recommends the reange of considerations and concrete next steps in the decision-making process.

“The objective of this inaugural Tenable Network Security research study is to measure how enterprise IT security professionals view their organization’s ability to assess cybersecurity risks and to mitigate threats that can exploit those risks. In doing so, Tenable has developed the industry’s first Global Cybersecurity Assurance Report Card, which assigns indices and grades to responding organizations globally, by country, and by industry based on the responses of the security practitioners themselves.”

In this report, they highlight key findings from a recent survey of more than 200 CIO’s and CISO’s, and outline how executives are actively revising security models to create a culture of cybersecurity and safeguard their organizations in today’s continually changing business environment.

This report is discussing the rising trend of organizations properly prioritizing the risks and dangers of cyber threats.