This statistic presents the top attack categories of cyber attacks worldwide in 2017. According to the findings, website application attacks accounted for 16 percent of the total share of top cyber attack categories, while DoS/DDoS generated six percent of global cyber attacks.
Most common attack categories of cyber attacks worldwide as of 2017
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NTT Security. (September 26, 2017). Most common attack categories of cyber attacks worldwide as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/194083/global-top-attack-categories-of-cyber-attacks/
NTT Security. "Most common attack categories of cyber attacks worldwide as of 2017." Chart. September 26, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/194083/global-top-attack-categories-of-cyber-attacks/
NTT Security. (2017). Most common attack categories of cyber attacks worldwide as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/194083/global-top-attack-categories-of-cyber-attacks/
NTT Security. "Most Common Attack Categories of Cyber Attacks Worldwide as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/194083/global-top-attack-categories-of-cyber-attacks/
NTT Security, Most common attack categories of cyber attacks worldwide as of 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/194083/global-top-attack-categories-of-cyber-attacks/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Most common attack categories of cyber attacks worldwide as of 2017 [Graph], NTT Security, September 26, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/194083/global-top-attack-categories-of-cyber-attacks/