Impact of malicious code attack

Impact of Malicious Code Attack on an Organization.

• Direct damage to target organization’s computer systems
• Cost to repair damage or restore target organization’s systems and functionality
• Decrease in productivity of employees in target organization
• Delays in order processing or customer service in target organization
• Decrease in productivity in customer’s organization because of delays
• Delays in customer’s business because of delays in target organization
• Negative impact on local economies where target organization is located
• Negative impact on local economies where target organization’s customers are located
• Negative impact on value for individual investors in target organization
• Negative impact on value of investment funds holding target organization securities
• Negative impact on regional economies where target organization, customer or investor organizations are located
• Negative impact on national economies where target organization, customer or investor organizations are located
• Source:Implementing Homeland Security in Enterprise IT, Michael Erbschloe(Digital Press, 2003)