A report by U.S.-based consultancy firm Deloitte L.L.P. has said that cybercrime is costing the Dutch private sector and government an estimated €10 billion ($11.4 billion) per year, DutchNews.nl reported. The report said that defense and aerospace industries, technology companies, banks and public sector are particularly vulnerable to cybercrime. Damage from cybercrime includes production process slow-downs, money and loss of intellectual property exclusivity. Read more
Deloitte has estimated that cyber crime is costing the UK Government € 10bn a year . The sectors most vulnerable to cyber crime are cited as : business , defence and aerospace , the public sector , and technology . The report included loss of intellectual property exclusivity , money , and production process slow - downs in calculating potential damage . Deloitte cited the € ##10 estimated loss as “ the cost of doing business due to the digitalisation of our economy . ”