The statistic shows the distribution of suspected sources of information security incidents, according to a 2017 survey of businesses around the world. According to the respondents, current employees were likely involved in 30 percent of information security incidents.
What was the estimated likely source of security incidents experienced in your company in the past 12 months?
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IDG Research Services. (December 4, 2017). What was the estimated likely source of security incidents experienced in your company in the past 12 months? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/259113/source-of-information-security-incidents-in-companies/
IDG Research Services. "What was the estimated likely source of security incidents experienced in your company in the past 12 months?." Chart. December 4, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/259113/source-of-information-security-incidents-in-companies/
IDG Research Services. (2017). What was the estimated likely source of security incidents experienced in your company in the past 12 months?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/259113/source-of-information-security-incidents-in-companies/
IDG Research Services. "What Was The Estimated Likely Source of Security Incidents Experienced in Your Company in The past 12 Months?." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/259113/source-of-information-security-incidents-in-companies/
IDG Research Services, What was the estimated likely source of security incidents experienced in your company in the past 12 months? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/259113/source-of-information-security-incidents-in-companies/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
What was the estimated likely source of security incidents experienced in your company in the past 12 months? [Graph], IDG Research Services, December 4, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/259113/source-of-information-security-incidents-in-companies/