A fifth of IT managers say they have seen more than a
100%increase in spam, and that user
computers had been affected by an average total of 30 virus
incidents over the past year.
Network management firm Ipswitch questioned 460 IT managers
about their security over the year, and found that 20% reported
more than a 100%
annual increase in spam on their organisations' e-mail
servers.
Overall, 76% of IT managers reported some sort of increase in
spam volumes. In addition, 27% of those surveyed reported receiving
complaints from e-mail users about spam on a daily basis, and 25%
reported receiving complaints on a weekly basis.
Regarding the number of incidents of viruses and malware
installed on e-mail users' computers, IT managers said there were
an average of 30 infections of viruses, worms or Trojans over the
past 12 months, and 22 incidents of spyware or key logger
installations over the same period.
The total cost of defending against these threats averaged more
than £6,500 a year, when factoring in the costs of technology,
staff, recovery, remediation and end-user training.
At the same time, respondents said that the total annual cost of
damages caused by e-mail-related events, including lost
productivity, staff time, and fines related to compliance
regulations, averaged £2,800.
Small to mid-size organisations spent 40% less than average,
while sustaining similar annual losses due to e-mail events.
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