that's according to josh kennedy—white from division x global, a consultancy for start—ups.ome on the show one day and say they're going down, but i can't see it happening. they're increasing happening. they�* re increasing in happening. they're increasing in frequency, sophistication and impact, by 25% a year, in all areas, and impact, by 25% a year, in allareas, ransomware, data all areas, ra nsomwa re, data breaches, allareas, ransomware, data breaches, fishing attacks, ddos. the gains are huge and the risk of getting caught are small. it will cost the economy $8 trillion and $10 trillion by 2025. it represents the great transfer of economic wealth in history. for $10 trillion, you could fund the bbc for years, it's the equivalent of robbing fort knox for a year. we have lots of connected devices, we share information to make our lives easier, and we have prioritised convenience over safety. it's a huge amount of data. as fast as we can build a ten foot wall to protect ourselves, an attacker deploys a 12—foot ladder. ourselves, an attacker deploys a 12-foot ladder.— a 12-