According to a survey of organizations across Europe and the U.S. in 2021, the most common first point of entry for a cyber attack was through a corporate-owned server. The second most common point of entry was corporate cloud servers, followed by the company website.
First point of entry for a cyber attack on European and U.S. firms in 2021
based on a survey of executives, departmental heads, IT managers and other key professionals
Supplementary notes
Drawn from a representative sample of 6,042 organisations across eight countries by size and sector (1,000 plus each from the USA, UK, France and Germany; more than 500 each from Belgium, Spain and The Netherlands; and 300 plus from the Republic of Ireland)
Respondents chose all that applied.
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Hiscox. (April 15, 2021). First point of entry for a cyber attack on European and U.S. firms in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245338/cyber-attack-entry-point-europe-us/
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Hiscox. (2021). First point of entry for a cyber attack on European and U.S. firms in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245338/cyber-attack-entry-point-europe-us/
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