{"id":228373,"date":"2026-03-27T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/the-high-stakes-of-cybersecurity\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T00:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T04:01:00","slug":"the-high-stakes-of-cybersecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/the-high-stakes-of-cybersecurity\/","title":{"rendered":"The high stakes of cybersecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"

The high stakes of cybersecurity<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.morganstanley.com\/im\/en-us\/financial-advisor\/insights\/global-equity-observer\/high-stakes-of-cybersecurity.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-03-27 00:01:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.morganstanley.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Authors: Isabelle Mast and Greg Heywood<\/p>\n

A cyber attack can erase a year of operating profit in a matter of weeks, making cybersecurity a defensive necessity.<\/p>\n

As digitalisation continues, artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates, and geopolitical tensions persist, the frequency, sophistication and financial consequences of cyber attacks continue to rise. Companies across sectors \u2013 not only those traditionally viewed as high-risk \u2013 are now exposed. For long-term investors, the relevant question is not whether cyber risk exists, but whether companies are prepared to manage it.<\/p>\n

In 2025, we applied our proprietary cybersecurity assessment framework to certain portfolio companies that we consider relatively exposed to cyber risk, with the objective of assessing this potentially financially material risk at a corporate level.<\/p>\n

The threat landscape
Cybercrime is projected to cost $10.5 trillion in 2025, outpacing cybersecurity investment by nearly 50x.1 Credit bureau Equifax provides an effective illustration of the increasing frequency of attacks: in 2024 it responded to more than 15 million cyber threats – that\u2019s nearly 175 hostile attempts every second and a 25% increase from 2023.2 High-profile incidents continue to illustrate the scale of potential damage. In the UK, ransomware attacks in 2025 disrupted operations at major corporates, contributing to hundreds of millions in lost profit and remediation costs.<\/p>\n

At the same time, many executives acknowledge that preparedness gaps remain. A survey of Chief Information Security Officers3 indicate that a majority expect a material attack within the next 12 months, yet a significant proportion feel underprepared to respond.<\/p>\n

Widespread digitalisation means that every company is now a data company. As a result, the size of companies\u2019 attack surfaces \u2013 the number of possible points where an unauthorised user can access a system and extract data \u2013 has increased. Additional factors that may also expand…<\/p>\n

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