The U.S. government said Feb. 9 it will launch its first national survey to estimate how much cyber-crime is costing American businesses. The Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security will try to measure the number of cyber-attacks, frauds and thefts of information and the resulting losses during 2005, officials said in a statement. The survey, to be completed by year-end, will collect information about the nature and extent of computer security violations, the monetary costs, types of offenders and computer security measures now used by companies. . The link for this article located at EWeek is no longer available. . The link for this article located at EWeek is no longer available.. government, launch, first, national, survey, estimate, cyber-. . Benjamin D. Thomas
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