Employees awareness in combating cyber threats by country 2022

In a 2022 survey of Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) in Canada, 87 percent stated that employees in their organizations were aware of their role in protecting the organization against cyber threats. This figure increased almost twice compared to 2021, making employees in Canada the most aware of their role when compared to the other markets. Australia ranked second, with 75 percent of survey respondents making such a statement. Overall, the global average of employees' understanding of their role in combating cyber incidents, according to CISOs, was 60 percent as of 2022.

Share of organizations worldwide where employees understand their role in protecting the company from cyber crime in 2021 and 2022, by country

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May 2022

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2021 and 2022

Number of respondents

1,400 respondents

Special properties

Chief Information Security Officers (CISO)

Supplementary notes

According to the source, respondents represent organizations of 200 employees or more across different industries in 14 countries: U.S., Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Japan and Singapore. The survey involves 100 respondents from each country.
2022 data surveyed from February 22 to March 8, 2022

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