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WHITE HAT, BLACK HAT
AND THE EMERGENCE OF
THE GRAY HAT: THE TRUE
COSTS OF CYBERCRIME
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alwarebytes engaged
Osterman Research to
undertake an in-depth
survey of security
professionals in five countries.
The goal of the research was to
understand the organisational costs
associated with cybercriminal activity
and to understand what motivates some
security professionals to join the ‘dark
side’ – i.e. to become either ‘gray hats’,
who participate in criminal activity while
also working as legitimate security
professionals; or full-fledged ‘black hats’
who operate solely within the realm of
the cybercriminal underworld.
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About the survey
Osterman Research conducted the
survey during May and June 2018 with
a total of 900 security professionals.
Two hundred of these individuals were
surveyed in the United States and 175
were surveyed in each of the following
countries: the United Kingdom, Germany,
Australia and Singapore.
In order to qualify for the survey,
respondents:
• Must be involved in managing or
working on cybersecurity-related
issues in their organisations
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• Must work for an organisation that has
between 200 and 10,000 employees
A wide range of industries was surveyed,
but the largest industries represented
in the global survey were financial
services/insurance (10%), manufacturing
(10%), retail (9%), technology (9%) and
healthcare (9%). u
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