As of September 2019, a survey conducted in Australia regarding cyber security for small to medium businesses noted that 48 percent of respondents who had previously experienced a cyber incident said they were almost certain to experience one in the next twelve months. In contrast, just nine percent of respondents who had never experienced a cyber incident shared the same sentiment.
Self-assessed risk of experiencing a cyber incident in the next 12 months by small to medium businesses in Australia in 2019
The source defined small to medium businesses (SMBs) as any of the following:
- Sole trader — one employee
- Micro-business — two to four employees
- Small business — five to 19 employees
- Medium-sized business — 20 to 199 employees.
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Australian Cyber Security Centre. (February 20, 2020). Self-assessed risk of experiencing a cyber incident in the next 12 months by small to medium businesses in Australia in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169443/australia-risk-of-smbs-having-a-cyber-incident-in-next-year/
Australian Cyber Security Centre. "Self-assessed risk of experiencing a cyber incident in the next 12 months by small to medium businesses in Australia in 2019." Chart. February 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169443/australia-risk-of-smbs-having-a-cyber-incident-in-next-year/
Australian Cyber Security Centre. (2020). Self-assessed risk of experiencing a cyber incident in the next 12 months by small to medium businesses in Australia in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169443/australia-risk-of-smbs-having-a-cyber-incident-in-next-year/
Australian Cyber Security Centre. "Self-assessed Risk of Experiencing a Cyber Incident in The next 12 Months by Small to Medium Businesses in Australia in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169443/australia-risk-of-smbs-having-a-cyber-incident-in-next-year/
Australian Cyber Security Centre, Self-assessed risk of experiencing a cyber incident in the next 12 months by small to medium businesses in Australia in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169443/australia-risk-of-smbs-having-a-cyber-incident-in-next-year/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Self-assessed risk of experiencing a cyber incident in the next 12 months by small to medium businesses in Australia in 2019 [Graph], Australian Cyber Security Centre, February 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169443/australia-risk-of-smbs-having-a-cyber-incident-in-next-year/
