Computer Security Breaches Climb
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Big Business isn't too candid about its computer-security woes -- and for good reason. A Computer Security Institute/FBI survey of 273 large corporations and government agencies found rampant computer crime, nearly all of it unreported to law enforcement. Estimated fraud and security losses from those surveyed totaled $265 million. Other findings:
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| Percentage of respondents who detected: 
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| Computer security breaches within the last 12 months | 90% |
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| Employee abuse of Internet access privileges (downloading pornography or pirated software, or inappropriate use of e-mail systems) | 79% |
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| Denial-of-service attacks | 27% |
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| System penetration from the outside | 25% |
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| Theft of transaction information | 8% |
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| Financial fraud | 3% |
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| DATA: Computer Security Institute/FBI
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