Cloud security incidents by company size 2020

In 2020, 52 percent of global respondents from large organizations experienced phishing attacks in terms of cloud security incidents. Overall, phishing attacks and ransomware or other malware attacks were the most commonly experienced incidents. Larger enterprises report being less prone to insider data theft than smaller companies. However, larger companies also report accidental data leakage and account compromises more often, which is likely due to their higher user numbers.

Cloud security incidents worldwide in 2020, by company size

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Release date

December 2020

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2020

Number of respondents

937 respondents

Special properties

IT professionals*

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*Respondents job titles: IT/systems administrator (30%), IT manager (22%), CIO/IT director (10%), CISO (9%), Consultant (85), IT audit officer (2), other (19%).

Respondents represent different company sizes: 1-100 employees (31%), 101-1,000 employees (39%), 1,001-5,000 employees (12%), 5,001-10,000 employees (6%), 10,001-50,000 employees (7%), 50,001+ employees (5%).

Respondents represent a variety of industries: technology/managed services (11%), manufacturing (10%), technology/software (10%), banking/finance (9%), education (7%), healthcare (6%), consulting (6%), government (6%), services (5%), retail/wholesale (4%), insurance (3), energy (3%), technology/hardware (3%), telecommunications (3%), entertainment/leisure (3%).

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