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Most concerning cyber attack threat actors according to global executives 2018
Most concerning cyber attack threat actors according to global executives 2018
Most concerning threat actor in regards to the delivery of a cyber attack according to senior executives worldwide as of February 2018
by J. Clement,
last edited
Jul 19, 2018
This statistic presents the most concerning threat actors in regards to the delivery of a cyber attack according to senior executives worldwide as of February 2018. According to the surveyed results, 41 percent of senior executives reported that the most concerning threat actor in regards to cyber attacks would be financially motivated threats such as organized crime or hacktivist groups.
Most concerning threat actor in regards to the delivery of a cyber attack according to senior executives worldwide as of February 2018
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| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Financially motivated threat such as organized crime and/or hacktivist groups | 41% |
| Human error, such as employee loss of mobile device | 16% |
| A malicious, rogue employee and/or contractor | 15% |
| A third party with authorized access to your IT resources | 11% |
| Operational error | 11% |
| Politically motivated threat, such as state-sponsored attacks or their proxies | 6% |
| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Financially motivated threat such as organized crime and/or hacktivist groups | 41% |
| Human error, such as employee loss of mobile device | 16% |
| A malicious, rogue employee and/or contractor | 15% |
| A third party with authorized access to your IT resources | 11% |
| Operational error | 11% |
| Politically motivated threat, such as state-sponsored attacks or their proxies | 6% |
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by J. Clement,
last edited
Jul 19, 2018
This statistic presents the most concerning threat actors in regards to the delivery of a cyber attack according to senior executives worldwide as of February 2018. According to the surveyed results, 41 percent of senior executives reported that the most concerning threat actor in regards to cyber attacks would be financially motivated threats such as organized crime or hacktivist groups.
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- February 2018
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- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- July to August 2017
- Number of respondents
- 1,312 respondents
- Special properties
- senior executives
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- Question: "With regard to a cyber-attack that delivers destructive malware, which threat actor concerns you the most?"
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- February 2018
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- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- July to August 2017
- Number of respondents
- 1,312 respondents
- Special properties
- senior executives
- Supplementary notes
- Question: "With regard to a cyber-attack that delivers destructive malware, which threat actor concerns you the most?"
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