Client Perspective: The Risk

• "We speculate that a plausible worst-case worm could cause $50 billion in direct economic damage"(in the U.S.)

  • Nicholas Weaver, Vern Paxson, in a peer-reviewed paper
  • > Hurricanes Andrew + Charley + Ivan + Frances + Jeanne

• "$100 billion global cyber catastrophe risk event for their worldwide operations that could cause masstive business interruptions for days"

  • chief executives and board-level decision makers within S&P 500 and FTSE-100 component companies
  • according to mi2g