Survey Says 34% More Spent on Retailer Cyber & Data Protections

The Target data breach of 2013 changed a lot of things. Cyber Insurance is a booming business, and spending for cyber security is increased on average 34%.  The survey also said:

  • 57% of U.S. CEOs extremely concerned about over-regulation 
  • AppRiver says last year it quarantined about 1 billion email messages that contained viruses in attachments, about double the amount it did in 2013.
  • 75% of the British people it asked said they want more transparency in business, and 81% said they want more accountability.
  • A survey by KPMG of the FTSE350 found 58% of respondents said they expect their cybersecurity risk to increase over the next year.     WSJ