Current State of Cyber Security: More Concern Over Facebook Than Credit Cards

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http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2013/04/08/current-state-of-cyber-security-more-concern-over-facebook-than-credit-cards/

By Bruce Rogers
Forbes Staff
4/08/2013

With all of the recent corporate hacking scandals, Forbes Insights 
decided to take a look at the most influential brands and individuals 
currently involved in cyber security conversations. We noticed a few 
interesting themes from evaluating influencer data (see infographic 
below):

Cyber attacks on banks account for only 2% of the conversations around 
cyber attacks in general. This stems from the fact that people feel much 
more threatened, vulnerable and exposed when their personal data 
connected to their social networks is compromised as opposed to when 
their personal finances are breached. One is a very public occurrence 
and potentially embarrassing occurrence, while the other is more private 
and protected.

Policy makers from the U.S. and China comprise the majority of the top 
15 most influential individuals on the topic of cyber attacks. The 
public debate has primarily revolved around the notion of cyber warfare 
between the two countries. However, the prosecution of high profile 
hackers (like Aaron Swartz) has raised questions about where intent on 
the part of the hackers fit in the conversation.

Google joins cyber security companies as the most influential companies 
leading conversations around combating hackers. Google is the only tech 
giant among the companies influencing the conversations around how to 
combat hackers. Other tech companies, like Facebook and Twitter, could 
follow Google’s example and get involved in the conversations around how 
to combat hacking rather than be viewed as mere high profile victims.

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