THE projected cost of cybercrime is predicted to grow from $3 trillion in 2015 to $10.5 trillion in 2025, according to Cybersecurity Ventures. Its Cybercrime Report enumerates 'damage and destruction of data, stolen money, lost productivity, theft of intellectual property, theft of personal and financial data, embezzlement, fraud, post-attack disruption to the normal course of business, forensic investigation, restoration and deletion of hacked data and systems, and reputational harm' as cybercrime costs.