Cyber security: attitudes of SMB in the United States 2012

Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 16, 2012
This statistic gives information on U.S. SMB owners' thoughts on cyber-security in 2012. During a survey, it was found that 21 percent of respondents thought of cyber-security as a "nice to have"-feature.

Which of the following best describes your thoughts on cyber security?

CharacteristicShare of respondents
Cost of doing business 42%
A nice thing to have 21%
Overhead 6%
Competitive differentiator 1%
None of these 18%
Not sure 11%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents42%42%21%21%6%6%1%1%18%18%11%11%Cost of doing businessA nice thing to haveOverheadCompetitive differentiatorNone of theseNot sure
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Release date

October 2012

Region

United States

Survey time period

September 27, 2012 to September 29, 2012

Number of respondents

1,015 respondents

Special properties

SMBs

Method of interview

Online panel

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