Modes of cyber attack detection 2019| Statista

This statistic gives information on most common modes of cyber attack detection from 2014 to 2019. During the most recent survey period, it was found that 22 percent of global cyber attacks were detected by regulatory bodies, card brands or merchant banks. In total, 58 percent of data breaches were detected by the victims themselves.

Forensic cyber attack investigations worldwide from 2014 to 2019, by mode of detection

Characteristic	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Self detected	19%	41%	43%	49%	41%	58%
Regulatory bodies, card brands or merchant banks	58%	36%	49%	35%	25%	22%
Third party	7%	11%	8%	10%	30%	19%
Attacker	-	3%	1%	7%	4%	-
Law enforcement	12%	11%	0%	-	-	-
Consumer	3%	-	-	-	-	-
Other	-	-	-	-	-	1%

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April 2020

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2014 to 2019

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Trustwave forensic investigation victims, wider industry metrics may vary

Supplementary notes

Results refer to thousands of data breach investigations in 16 countries.
Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.

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