According to PwC, the number of worldwide cybersecurity incidents rose by 38% in 2015, the largest increase in any of the 12 years the firm has conducted its Global State of Information Security Survey. Those hoping the high numbers of 2015 were an outlier or a fluke will be disappointed by recent research that suggests the annual global cost of cybercrime will double from $3 trillion in 2016 to $6 trillion in 2021.
