Frequency of cyber threats worldwide by type 2017 l Statistic

This statistic presents the frequency of cyber threats over the next three years according to senior information technology practitioners worldwide as of 2017, by threat type. According to the findings, only 19 percent of respondents stated that as of today cyber extortion was a very frequent attack to their organization. However, 42 percent of respondents stated that this would be a very frequent threat to their organization.

Frequency of cyber threats over the next three years according to senior information technology practitioners worldwide as of 2017, by threat type

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Release date

February 2018

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2017

Number of respondents

1,100 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Senior information technology practitioners

Supplementary notes

Respondents were asked to rate how specific cyber threats will increase in frequency from a scale of 1 = low frequency to 5 = high frequency.
The figure presents the cyber threats that are expected to increase significantly in the next three years.
Figures were rounded.

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