Those who follow current events within the id verification and fraud prevention industry are all too familiar with the amount
of international cyber crime that is conducted on a daily basis. In fact, a
large percent of the complex data breaching or mining operations brought to
light have their roots overseas. However, new research data reminds us not to
forget about just how much cyber crime takes place right here at home.
According to newly released data from SecureWorks (via Softpedia),“the
United States is still responsible for the largest number of attempted cyber
attacks in the last six months, with a rate of 1.6 incidents for every PC in
the country.” In other words, our country is responsible for a total of
441,003,516 attempted cyber attacks over a period of seven months—from January
to July 2010.