September 2006 Security Survey: Security Breaches Strike One in Three Companies - ' Almost half of large '

Finding 2: Almost half of large companies have been targeted by online criminals.
Besides organized crime mobs, large companies are likely to be targeted by disgruntled ex-employees, because bigger companies tend to have more morale problems, as our August "IT Organization Survey" showed. Large companies may also report more attacks because they have invested in detection technology, while crooks and malcontents at smaller companies could be flying under the radar.

Next page: One company in six has lost equipment containing company data in the past year.