Business needs more help to tackle hi-tech crime
A report carried out by the Corporate IT Forum found that many UK businesses think that the government is not doing enough to tackle cyber crime, with 57% saying that they have little faith that hi-tech crime in the workplace would be dealt with adequately by the police. The report also revealed that only 4% of the respondents said they bothered to report every incident of hi-tech crime.
The survey was carried out on 3,500 members of the CIT Forum, which represents technology managers at the UK’s largest businesses. 69% of respondents reported seeing increases in the amount of hi-tech crime committed against them.
David Roberts, head of the Corporate IT Forum, said:
“IT chiefs in UK PLCs don’t think the government appreciates the scale of the cyber crime threat, the seriousness of the threat or how much it’s costing.”
It is common now for companies to be hit by denial of service attacks, viruses, and website defacements. According to the survey: “It has become too easy and too risk-free for criminals to become involved in cyber crime.”
Responding to a question about what would make a difference, 48% of respondents called for “consistent and appropriate penalties for cyber criminals and cross-border e-crime legislation”.