March 18, 2014
Cost of Cyber-Security Breaches Highest in Asia Pacific
New study finds malware infections in computers due to pirated software — Enterprises in Asia Pacific (APAC) are expected to spend nearly $230 billion in 2014 to deal with issues caused by malware deliberately loaded onto pirated software — $59 billion dealing with security issues and $170 billion dealing with data breaches — according to a new joint study conducted by IDC and the National University of Singapore (NUS).