Measuring the Cybersecurity Problem

The best assessments of the frequency and damages of cybersecurity compromises are very incomplete. The simple truth is that we do not even know the order of magnitude of the number of compromises or of the personal records accessed. No one knows how bad the impact really is, yet the trends—increased complexity, increased connectivity, and increased criticality—are all forces that will make the problem worse in the foreseeable future. This initiative is driving voluntary private sector cooperation to produce the first worldwide, high level benchmarks for cybersecurity.