Denmark and Norway: cyber threats at companies 2022

According to CEOs, managers and security experts in Danish and Norwegian organizations, organized crime was the biggest cyber threat for the organizations in the country. In fact, the results of the survey conducted in 2022 revealed that three in four found it the most common threat. As of 2022, phishing was the most common cyberattack performed against companies in Denmark, among 76 percent of the respondents. Second in the ranking were supply chain incidents.

 Phishing worldwide 

As of 2022, Vietnam topped the ranking of the most targeted countries by phishing attacks in the world, with approximately 17 percent attack rate among internet users. Second in the list was Macau, followed by Madagascar, and Algeria.

Most common cyber and information security threats in organizations in Denmark and Norway from 2016 to 2022

Characteristic	Organized crime	Employees' unintentional actions	Hacktivists	Other nations	Legal requirements/regulations	Lack of understanding of cyber security among managers	Lack of key skills	Employees' intentional actions	New technologies	Fake news	Terrorists	Other	Do not know
2016	55%	30%	-	13%	-	24%	-	-	36%	-	-	-	-
2017	55%	56%	-	13%	-	20%	-	-	32%	-	-	-	-
2018	64%	74%	33%	34%	41%	24%	28%	31%	52%	-	9%	-	-
2019	60%	65%	37%	28%	28%	20%	26%	19%	32%	16%	7%	-	-
2020	72%	69%	38%	21%	15%	24%	11%	24%	21%	11%	2%	-	-
2021	78%	60%	36%	25%	17%	16%	14%	14%	14%	9%	6%	2%	2%
2022	74%	59%	47%	29%	27%	13%	24%	13%	26%	20%	10%	1%	2%

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Release date

October 2022

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Region

Denmark, Norway

Survey time period

2016 to 2022

Number of respondents

619 respondents

Special properties

business executives, IT managers and specialists

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The original question in Danish was phrased by the source as follows: "Hvad udgør de største trusler for din virksomhed i relation til cyber- og informationssikkerhed?" (Eng.- What are the biggest threats to your business in relation to cyber and information security?)
Respondents are 518 Danish and 101 Norwegian business executives, IT managers, and specialists.

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