Phishing attacks on businesses increased in 2019 with the United States having the highest increase in attacks. According to a survey of IT security professionals, 57 percent of U.S. respondents stated that their organization had experienced an increased rate of phishing attacks compared to the previous year. Only 29 percent of responding professionals from France stated the same.
Annual increase of phishing attacks on organizations according to IT security professionals in selected countries in 2019
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United States
Australia
France
Germany
Japan
Spain
UK
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Original question: Has the rate of phishing attacks on your organization increased or decreased in 2019 compared to 2018?
Data is based on a survey of more than 600 IT security professionals across the United States, Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
The source did not provide an exact date of survey.
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Proofpoint. (January 23, 2020). Annual increase of phishing attacks on organizations according to IT security professionals in selected countries in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149242/rate-phishing-attacks-organizations-growth-country/
Proofpoint. "Annual increase of phishing attacks on organizations according to IT security professionals in selected countries in 2019." Chart. January 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149242/rate-phishing-attacks-organizations-growth-country/
Proofpoint. (2020). Annual increase of phishing attacks on organizations according to IT security professionals in selected countries in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149242/rate-phishing-attacks-organizations-growth-country/
Proofpoint. "Annual Increase of Phishing Attacks on Organizations According to It Security Professionals in Selected Countries in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149242/rate-phishing-attacks-organizations-growth-country/
Proofpoint, Annual increase of phishing attacks on organizations according to IT security professionals in selected countries in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149242/rate-phishing-attacks-organizations-growth-country/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Annual increase of phishing attacks on organizations according to IT security professionals in selected countries in 2019 [Graph], Proofpoint, January 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149242/rate-phishing-attacks-organizations-growth-country/
