IT Security: Money for Nothing: The Real Cost of Malware

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Find out how much viruses and spyware are really costing your business.

by John Edwards
November 28, 2007

Viruses, Trojan horses and other types of malware are worthless, but they most certainly affect your company's bottom line. The cost of anti-malware tools and measures, combined with the loss of productivity that occurs when security technologies fail to halt an attack, can amount to big bucks. Technology research firm Computer Economics Inc. reports that malware damages worldwide in 2006 totaled $13.3 billion. That's bad news, of course, but just how many dollars is malware costing your business?

You may feel that malware's cost is inestimable. But it actually can be quantified through some straightforward analysis. Here's what to factor in to the equation.

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