Cyber crimes in South Asia are increasing at a rapid rate. In unsecured economies it is important to protect vital information of companies because cybercriminals are stealing identities by extracting personal identification information or credit information from a company's database that affects thousands of consumers. They can also extract a company's own financial information or steal valuable intellectual property.

Cybercrime threats posed to targeted organizations are increasing faster than many organizations can combat them. Threat of cybercrime is heightened by current security models that are only minimally effective against cyber criminals. Data theft and breaches from cybercrime may have cost businesses as much as $1 trillion globally in lost intellectual property and expenditures for repairing the damage, according to a study from McAfee in 2009. As technology advances, so do the methods to commit cybercrimes. Outsiders invade organizations with viruses, worms or other malicious code, phishing and spyware, while insiders most commonly expose private or sensitive information unintentionally, gain unauthorized access to/use of information systems or networks and steal intellectual property. Insiders most often use their laptops or copy information to mobile devices as a means to commit electronic crimes against their organization. This may lead to damaged organizational reputations and may put organizations in violation of laws.