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Company survey: source of information security incidents U.S. 2017
Sources of security incidents for organizations in the United States in 2017
by Shanhong Liu,
last edited
Dec 7, 2018
The statistic shows the distribution of suspected sources of information security incidents in the United States, according to a 2017 survey. According to the respondents, hackers were likely involved in 33 percent of information security incidents.
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by Shanhong Liu,
last edited
Dec 7, 2018
The statistic shows the distribution of suspected sources of information security incidents in the United States, according to a 2017 survey. According to the respondents, hackers were likely involved in 33 percent of information security incidents.
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- United States
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- 2017
- Number of respondents
- 510 respondents
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- Executives at business, law enforcement services and government agencies
- Method of interview
- Online survey
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- Original question: "Which of the following groups posed the greatest cyber threat to your organization during the past 12 months?"
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- United States
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- 2017
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- 510 respondents
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- Executives at business, law enforcement services and government agencies
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- Original question: "Which of the following groups posed the greatest cyber threat to your organization during the past 12 months?"
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