This statistic displays the frequency of cyber security breaches experienced by large businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. Among all respondents, 18 percent experienced breaches only once in the last 12 months, whereas 41 percent experienced them less than once a month.
The proportion of businesses that experienced breaches in the past 12 months had various costs of cyber security breaches depending on the size of these businesses. In addition, these breaches were of many types such as viruses, ransomware or denial-of-service attacks.
Approximately how often in the last 12 months did you experience cyber security breaches or attacks?
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Ipsos MORI. (April 19, 2017). Approximately how often in the last 12 months did you experience cyber security breaches or attacks? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/586733/frequency-of-cyber-security-breaches-experience-by-large-businesses-in-the-uk/
Ipsos MORI. "Approximately how often in the last 12 months did you experience cyber security breaches or attacks?." Chart. April 19, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/586733/frequency-of-cyber-security-breaches-experience-by-large-businesses-in-the-uk/
Ipsos MORI. (2017). Approximately how often in the last 12 months did you experience cyber security breaches or attacks?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/586733/frequency-of-cyber-security-breaches-experience-by-large-businesses-in-the-uk/
Ipsos MORI. "Approximately How Often in The Last 12 Months Did You Experience Cyber Security Breaches or Attacks?." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/586733/frequency-of-cyber-security-breaches-experience-by-large-businesses-in-the-uk/
Ipsos MORI, Approximately how often in the last 12 months did you experience cyber security breaches or attacks? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/586733/frequency-of-cyber-security-breaches-experience-by-large-businesses-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 25, 2022)