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Cyber-attacks on corporations' computer systems have stayed consistent, but their financial losses from such attacks have gone down, according to a recent Computer Security Institute (CSI) survey.

Government agencies, financial institutions, medical institutions, universities and U.S. corporations participated in the survey.

According to the survey, 530 respondents reported overall financial losses of $201,797,340, down significantly from last year's $455,848,000 reported by 503 respondents. Despite the drop in financial losses, the overall number of significant incidents remained roughly the same as last year. Losses reported for financial fraud were down drastically, $9,171,400 compared to nearly $116 million last year.

Respondents reported that threats to their computer systems come from both inside and outside their electronic perimeters, confirming the trend in previous years. Forty-five percent of respondents detected unauthorized access by insiders. For the fourth year in a row, more respondents (78 percent) cited their Internet connection as a frequent point of attack more so than their internal systems (36 percent).

For more information, visit www.gocsi.com.

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