Phishing attacks on businesses increased in 2019. According to a survey of IT security professionals, 40 percent of respondents stated that their organization had experienced an increased rate of phishing attacks compared to the previous year.
Annual increase of phishing attacks on organizations according to IT security professionals worldwide in 2019
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 worldwide in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149278/rate-phishing-attacks-organizations-comparison-global/
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Proofpoint. (2020). Annual increase of phishing attacks on organizations according to IT security professionals worldwide in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149278/rate-phishing-attacks-organizations-comparison-global/
Proofpoint. "Annual Increase of Phishing Attacks on Organizations According to It Security Professionals Worldwide in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149278/rate-phishing-attacks-organizations-comparison-global/
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Annual increase of phishing attacks on organizations according to IT security professionals worldwide in 2019 [Graph], Proofpoint, January 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149278/rate-phishing-attacks-organizations-comparison-global/
