E-espionage: a real threat to all businesses
17 Sep 09
When you hear the term ‘espionage’, what springs to mind? If it’s James Bond, then you need to think again, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers
In its report on espionage, PwC says the risk is current and concrete for all organisations worldwide, across both the private and public sectors.
A major driver behind this threat is the growing reliance on Internet-enabled computer systems for storing, processing and communicating business-critical digital information across organisational boundaries, and the increase of telecommunications across the Internet.
These trends have given rise to a new and specific term for the risk that confidential information may be compromised or stolen by external criminals: ‘e-espionage’.
To listen to CA Mag online’s video interview about e-espionage with Neal Ysart, PwCs’ senior manager in forensic services, click here
To download PwC’s report E-espionage: What risks does your organisation face from cyber-attacks?, click here