nals are now targeting three-quarters of firms, according to a new report.
Data issued by Symantec as part of its State of Enterprise Security 2010 survey showed that 75 per cent of businesses were targeted by cybercriminals in the past 12 months, costing millions of pounds of damage.
According to the poll, which questioned over 2,100 companies of all sizes worldwide, hackers are using increasingly sophisticated ways to bypass security systems or exploit loopholes.
Luis Corrons, technical director for Panda Security, said that the results can be devastating if firms do not put measures in place to ward off attackers.
'Small and medium companies, mainly, are the ones that are most in danger, because they don't have huge security teams in place. We see cases [of this] on almost a daily basis,' the expert said.
He added that it can often be months before any intrusions are noticed, by which time firms may have suffered severe financial losses.
Data issued by Symantec as part of its State of Enterprise Security 2010 survey showed that 75 per cent of businesses were targeted by cybercriminals in the past 12 months, costing millions of pounds of damage.
According to the poll, which questioned over 2,100 companies of all sizes worldwide, hackers are using increasingly sophisticated ways to bypass security systems or exploit loopholes.
Luis Corrons, technical director for Panda Security, said that the results can be devastating if firms do not put measures in place to ward off attackers.
'Small and medium companies, mainly, are the ones that are most in danger, because they don't have huge security teams in place. We see cases [of this] on almost a daily basis,' the expert said.
He added that it can often be months before any intrusions are noticed, by which time firms may have suffered severe financial losses.
