National Computer Security Survey (RAND)
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), along with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), fielded a National Computer Security Survey (NCSS), a nationally representative sample of 36,000 businesses across 36 industry sectors. In 2004, RAND was selected to conduct the NCSS. The survey itself was fielded in 2006 with the data collected representing the experiences of companies in 2005. The survey collected data on the nature, extent, and consequences of computer-security incidents, monetary costs and other consequences of these incidents, incident details (such as types of offenders and reporting to authorities), and computer-security measures used by companies. The goal was to produce reliable national estimates of the incidence and prevalence of computer-security incidents against businesses and businesses' resulting losses from such incidents.
monetary costs and other consequences of these incidents, incident details (such as types of offenders and reporting to authorities), and computer-security measures used by companies. The goal was to produce reliable national estimates of the incidence and prevalence of computer-security incidents against businesses and businesses' resulting losses from such incidents. This RAND report details the methodology used to develop and field the NCSS, as well as the sampling design and weighting methodology used.