Despite highly publicized cybercriminal attacks against businesses and the ongoing rise of malware perpetrated through schemes such as the Mariposa botnet recently dismantled by Panda Security and others, the majority of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are not familiar with the banking Trojans used to attain access to and steal from their online accounts.
The following statistics are some key findings from an independent survey released today by Panda Security of more than 300 executives and finance professionals from SMBs across 38 industry sectors in the United States.
- 63 percent of SMBs worry about cyber theft, yet lack knowledge on how to protect their businesses
- More than 10 percent suffered at least one incident of online fraud or identity theft resulting from attacks such as Mariposa
- 37 percent of victims were fully reimbursed by banks
Conducted throughout January 2010, the study found that 52 percent of those surveyed had little or no familiarity with banking Trojans, the criminal software used to facilitate unauthorized access to a user’s online banking account. Despite the lack of understanding about malware threats, the majority of respondents (63 percent) remain concerned about online banking fraud or identity theft in their organizations.
Download the full report here: The Effect of Banking Trojans on Small and Medium-Sized Businesses 
