This statistic shows the average number of days necessary to resolve a cyber attack in U.S. companies as of August 2015, sorted by type of attack. That year, U.S. companies need an average of 41.3 days to resolve web-based attacks.
Average number of days to resolve a cyber attack on companies in the United States as of August 2015, by attack type
Characteristic
Six-year average
FY 2015
Malicious insiders
68.9
62.7
Malicious code
59.5
48
Web-based attacks
56.2
41.3
Denial of service
23.2
20.7
Phishing and social engineering
23.7
15.5
Stolen devices
12.5
9.9
Malware
9.1
7.6
Viruses, worms and trojans
2.4
2.5
Botnets
2.6
2.3
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Ponemon Institute, & Hewlett-Packard (HP Enterprise Security). (October 14, 2015). Average number of days to resolve a cyber attack on companies in the United States as of August 2015, by attack type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/193463/average-days-to-resolve-a-cyber-attack-in-us-companies-by-attack/
Ponemon Institute, und Hewlett-Packard (HP Enterprise Security). "Average number of days to resolve a cyber attack on companies in the United States as of August 2015, by attack type." Chart. October 14, 2015. Statista. Accessed February 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193463/average-days-to-resolve-a-cyber-attack-in-us-companies-by-attack/
Ponemon Institute, Hewlett-Packard (HP Enterprise Security). (2015). Average number of days to resolve a cyber attack on companies in the United States as of August 2015, by attack type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193463/average-days-to-resolve-a-cyber-attack-in-us-companies-by-attack/
Ponemon Institute, and Hewlett-Packard (HP Enterprise Security). "Average Number of Days to Resolve a Cyber Attack on Companies in The United States as of August 2015, by Attack Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193463/average-days-to-resolve-a-cyber-attack-in-us-companies-by-attack/
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