Types of security incidents of small businesses ranked by severity in the UK 2014

This statistic shows the types of security incidents of small businesses ranked by severity in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014. Of the respondents, 31 percent reported that their worst security breach was infection by virus or malicious software.

Types of security incidents of small businesses ranked by severity in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014

Characteristic	Share of small businesses
Infection by virus or malicious software	31%
Attack or unauthorisedaccess by outsiders	23%
Theft or unauthorised disclosureof confidential information	19%
Staff misuse of the internet or email	12%
Systems failure or data corruption	7%
Infringement of laws or regulations	4%
Fraud or theft using computer systems	4%
Physical theft of computer equipment	0%

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Release date

April 2014

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2014

Number of respondents

289*

Special properties

Small businesses**

Supplementary notes

* In total, there were 1,125 respondents. Respondents came from all industry sectors. Approximately a third of the respondents were IT professionals, and the remainder were business managers, executives, non-executive directors.
** Small businesses: less than 50 employees

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