A 2022 survey of working adults and IT professionals worldwide revealed that bulk phishing attacks were the most common cyber incidents experienced by 85 percent of organizations in 2022. Spear phishing ranked second, with three in four respondents stating having encountered such incidents during the same year. Overall, between 2021 and 2022, there has been a decrease in the most common types of attacks.
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Proofpoint. (March 1, 2023). Percentage of organizations worldwide that experienced cyber attacks from 2021 to 2022, by attack type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376249/cyber-attack-global-firms-by-type/
Proofpoint. "Percentage of organizations worldwide that experienced cyber attacks from 2021 to 2022, by attack type." Chart. March 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376249/cyber-attack-global-firms-by-type/
Proofpoint. (2023). Percentage of organizations worldwide that experienced cyber attacks from 2021 to 2022, by attack type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376249/cyber-attack-global-firms-by-type/
Proofpoint. "Percentage of Organizations Worldwide That Experienced Cyber Attacks from 2021 to 2022, by Attack Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376249/cyber-attack-global-firms-by-type/
Proofpoint, Percentage of organizations worldwide that experienced cyber attacks from 2021 to 2022, by attack type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376249/cyber-attack-global-firms-by-type/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Percentage of organizations worldwide that experienced cyber attacks from 2021 to 2022, by attack type [Graph], Proofpoint, March 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376249/cyber-attack-global-firms-by-type/