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A 2022 survey of Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) from various industries worldwide found that data protection has become an increased challenge in smaller companies. According to the study, companies with 5,001 employees and more handled data protection better than those with 200 to 500 employees. Therefore, 47 percent of the CISOs of larger companies saw data protection as an increased challenge, as opposed to 55 percent of respondents representing smaller enterprises.
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Share of enterprises worldwide where data protection has become an increased challenge as of March 2022, by company size
Characteristic
Share of respondents
200-500 employees
55%
501-1000 employees
51%
1001-2500 employees
50%
2501-5000 employees
48%
>5001 employees
47%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents55%55%51%51%50%50%48%48%47%47%200-500 employees501-1000 employees1001-2500 employees2501-5000 employees>5001 employees
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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.
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Proofpoint. (May 2, 2022). Share of enterprises worldwide where data protection has become an increased challenge as of March 2022, by company size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350780/global-companies-data-protection-challenge-by-size/
Proofpoint. "Share of enterprises worldwide where data protection has become an increased challenge as of March 2022, by company size." Chart. May 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350780/global-companies-data-protection-challenge-by-size/
Proofpoint. (2022). Share of enterprises worldwide where data protection has become an increased challenge as of March 2022, by company size. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350780/global-companies-data-protection-challenge-by-size/
Proofpoint. "Share of Enterprises Worldwide Where Data Protection Has Become An Increased Challenge as of March 2022, by Company Size." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350780/global-companies-data-protection-challenge-by-size/
Proofpoint, Share of enterprises worldwide where data protection has become an increased challenge as of March 2022, by company size Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350780/global-companies-data-protection-challenge-by-size/ (last visited November 30, 2025)
Share of enterprises worldwide where data protection has become an increased challenge as of March 2022, by company size [Graph], Proofpoint, May 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350780/global-companies-data-protection-challenge-by-size/
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