A 2021 survey of IT security professionals revealed that 28 percent of organizations had faced one to ten e-mail-based ransomware attacks. A further 14 percent said their organization saw 50 or more ransomware attacks originating via e-mail.
Volume of e-mail-based ransomware attacks faced by organizations worldwide in 2021
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Statistics on Business cyber security in the United Kingdom (UK)
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Cybersecurity market revenues worldwide 2021-2027
- Premium Statistic Share of IT spend on cyber security in the U.S and Europe 2020-2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Estimated revenue of the cyber security sector in the UK 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Estimated gross value added (GVA) of the cyber security sector in the UK 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Value and number of public contracts awarded to cyber companies in the UK 2018-2021
Segment: Cyber security professionals
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- Premium Statistic Number of cybersecurity professionals worldwide 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Employment in the cyber security sector in the UK in 2021
- Premium Statistic United Kingdom: Cyber job postings by region 2021
- Basic Statistic Role held responsible for successful cyber attacks in the UK 2021
Companies
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- Premium Statistic Number of cyber security firms in the UK, by company size 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of registered cyber security firms in the UK in 2021, by type of service
- Premium Statistic Volume of investment in cyber security by businesses United Kingdom 2021, by size
- Premium Statistic Money lost by companies in the UK due to cyber breaches 2021
Consumption
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- Basic Statistic United Kingdom: Leading cyber security products and services for businesses 2021
- Basic Statistic United Kingdom: Main types of provision by cyber security firms 2021
- Premium Statistic Most common features of cyber security policies of businesses in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of implemented cyber security rules or controls by businesses in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of cyber security risk identification methods in businesses in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Cyber security policy relaxation in businesses due to telework in the UK 2021
- Premium Statistic Barriers impacting the activity of cyber security companies in the UK 2022
Breaches and incidents
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- Premium Statistic Frequency of cyber security breaches experienced by businesses in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Impact of cyber security breaches experienced by United Kingdom (UK) businesses 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of most common actions following a cyber security breach in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Recovery time taken from most disruptive cyber security breach by UK businesses 2022
- Premium Statistic Average cost of cyber security breaches for UK businesses 2022
- Premium Statistic Average cost of cyber incidents in the UK 2021, by industry
Further related statistics
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- Technologies with increasing importance according to IT practitioners worldwide 2017
- Factors that could weaken an organization's cyber security posture worldwide 2018
- Frequency of cyber threats according to IT practitioners worldwide 2017, by type
- Greatest cyber threat risks according to IT practitioners worldwide 2017
- Success factors to strengthen an organization's cyber security posture worldwide 2018
- Most detrimental cyber security threats according to Canadian businesses 2017
- Emerging technology investments healthcare payers and providers IT security 2018
- Forecasted value of cyber security market in Singapore 2015-2020
- Value of the cyber security market in Sweden in 2017, by product segment
- Types of cyber security incidents experienced by Canadian businesses 2017
- Leading concerns about cyber incidents among organizations in Denmark 2021
- Direct financial losses reported to Cert NZ in New Zealand Q3 2017-Q3 2019
- Financial loss value distribution reported to Cert NZ in New Zealand Q3 2019
- Cyber security incidents reported by organizations to Cert NZ in New Zealand Q2 2021
- Views of family business leaders on business peril to cyber attack Thailand 2019
- Measurement of cyber risk exposure according to manufacturing orgs worldwide 2019
- Survey: cyber security protections used by manufacturers UK 2018
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- Technologies with increasing importance according to IT practitioners worldwide 2017
- Factors that could weaken an organization's cyber security posture worldwide 2018
- Frequency of cyber threats according to IT practitioners worldwide 2017, by type
- Greatest cyber threat risks according to IT practitioners worldwide 2017
- Success factors to strengthen an organization's cyber security posture worldwide 2018
- Most detrimental cyber security threats according to Canadian businesses 2017
- Emerging technology investments healthcare payers and providers IT security 2018
- Forecasted value of cyber security market in Singapore 2015-2020
- Value of the cyber security market in Sweden in 2017, by product segment
- Types of cyber security incidents experienced by Canadian businesses 2017
- Leading concerns about cyber incidents among organizations in Denmark 2021
- Direct financial losses reported to Cert NZ in New Zealand Q3 2017-Q3 2019
- Financial loss value distribution reported to Cert NZ in New Zealand Q3 2019
- Cyber security incidents reported by organizations to Cert NZ in New Zealand Q2 2021
- Views of family business leaders on business peril to cyber attack Thailand 2019
- Measurement of cyber risk exposure according to manufacturing orgs worldwide 2019
- Survey: cyber security protections used by manufacturers UK 2018
Proofpoint. (May 2, 2022). Volume of e-mail-based ransomware attacks faced by organizations worldwide in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147459/volume-email-based-ransomware-attacks-organizations-face-it-professionals/
Proofpoint. "Volume of e-mail-based ransomware attacks faced by organizations worldwide in 2021." Chart. May 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147459/volume-email-based-ransomware-attacks-organizations-face-it-professionals/
Proofpoint. (2022). Volume of e-mail-based ransomware attacks faced by organizations worldwide in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147459/volume-email-based-ransomware-attacks-organizations-face-it-professionals/
Proofpoint. "Volume of E-mail-based Ransomware Attacks Faced by Organizations Worldwide in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147459/volume-email-based-ransomware-attacks-organizations-face-it-professionals/
Proofpoint, Volume of e-mail-based ransomware attacks faced by organizations worldwide in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147459/volume-email-based-ransomware-attacks-organizations-face-it-professionals/ (last visited March 20, 2023)
Volume of e-mail-based ransomware attacks faced by organizations worldwide in 2021 [Graph], Proofpoint, May 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147459/volume-email-based-ransomware-attacks-organizations-face-it-professionals/