Exaggerating Cybercrime
Finally, someone takes a look at the $1 trillion number government officials are quoting as the cost of cybercrime. While it’s a good figure to scare people, it doesn’t have much of a basis in reality.
EDITED TO ADD (9/14): Older research debunking cybercrime surveys.
B. D. Johnson • August 23, 2012 1:37 PM
Y’know what would make for an amusing bit of information. Compile a total cost for all crimes based on the numbers attributed for each one and compare it to the GDP.