Cyber crime in the U.S. soars

Online crime in the United States caused $67.2 billion in damages last year, according to a survey conducted by the FBI. The findings were based on a poll of 2,066 organizations, nearly 90 percent of which had experienced a computer security incident over the past twelve months. More than 64 percent of the respondents incurred a financial loss as a result of the incident, at an average $24,000 per case.

Viruses (83.7 percent) and spyware (79.5 percent) posed the most common problems. Other incidents included port scans and data sabotage. The attacks caused most respondents to install updates, but only a small number said that they were using dual-factor authentication methods such as biometrics and smart cards.

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