Global cyber attacks significant damage resilience level 2021

In a March to April 2021 survey, it was found that cyber attacks on companies that were considered Business Blockers caused significant damage in seven percent of cases. Business Blockers are companies that prioritize cyber security over alignment with business strategy.

Average share of cyber attacks that result in significant damage to enterprise-sized companies as of April 2021, by resilience level

Characteristic	Share of cyber attacks
Cyber Champions	4%
Business Blockers	7%
Cyber Risk Takers	23%
The Vulnerable	19%

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Release date

November 2021

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

March to April 2021

Number of respondents

4,744 respondents

Special properties

executives of organizations with annual revenues of 1bn U.S. dollars or more

Supplementary notes

According to the source:
"The survey is conducted in 18 countries and 23 industries across North and South America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. Among surveyed security executives there were 172 Cyber Champions, 522 Business Blockers, 885 Cyber Risk Takers, 1,876 - The Vulnerable
Cyber Champions are balancing cyber resilience and business objectives.
Business Blockers prioritize cyber resilience over business strategy.
Cyber Risk Takers prioritize business growth and accept higher cyber risk.
The Vulnerable secure the bare minimum."

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