PwC: nearly 50% more cyber attacks in 2015 y/y

The total number of cyber attacks on Polish firms grew by nearly half and, what is interesting, they were carried out by employees in most cases, according to a report compiled by PwC consulting company. Worldwide, the number of cyber attacks increased by 38 percent, in Poland by 46 percent, the research showed. Last year, over a half of Polish firms recorded less that six attacks. As much as 70 percent (48 percent in 2014) of them were caused by employees, whereas anonymous hackers carried out 67 percent (35 percent in 2014) of them and 41 percent (26 percent) by terrorists. All of the incidents violated access to information, caused financial losses, personal data disclosure and damage to reputation, PwC also reported.