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72% companies fell prey to cyber attacks in 2015. Wake up, India Inc

Sourjya Bhowmick | Updated on: 13 February 2017, 11:31 IST
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72% of Indian companies faced cyber attacks in 2015, says KPMG. Why are they so vulnerable?
Primary targets of cyber attacks - banking & insurance, pharma & chemical, oil & gas firms

As India goes increasingly digital, it must contend with the grave threat of cyber crime. And it's no small concern. According to KPMG's Cyber Crime Survey 2015, 72% of Indian companies faced cyber attacks in 2015.

Here are some other findings from the report to put the threat of cyber crime in perspective.

First published: 2 December 2015, 8:42 IST
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Sourjya Bhowmick @sourjyabhowmick

Born and raised in Kolkata, Sourjya is all about the numbers. He uses data to contextualise stories on a broad range of topics. Formerly with the Hindustan Times and IndiaSpend, any time not spent researching and writing is spent reading non-fiction and tackling his unending collection of films. An alumnus of Presidency College, Kolkata, he has a post-grad degree in Political Science from Calcutta University and was actively involved in student politics. He's a fan of Tintin comics, Germany's football team, Mohun Bagan and Old Monk.
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