Here are some facts about cyber crime that should make you think:

• Information theft, loss, or attack is now the prevalent type of crime against organizations.

• According to AV Test 137.5 million new malware samples were identified in 2018.

• A 2019 Webroot Threat report found that about 93% of malware observed in 2018 was polymorphic, meaning it has the ability to constantly change its code to evade detection.

• The same Webroot report found that over 50% of devices that got infected once were re-infected within the same year.

• According to an RSA report over 60% of online fraud is accomplished through phones and tablets.

• The UK’s National Crime Agency says that cyber crime now accounts for more than 50% of all crimes in the UK.

These facts illustrate just how large, and growing, the cyber crime threat really is. One reason for the explosion in cyber crime is simply that it pays. Criminals know that there is little prospect of them getting caught or prosecuted and the financial rewards can be huge.

But there are other reasons why so much cyber crime occurs and one of those is because it is so easy to do. Let me prove that to you with a simple example.
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