In 2021, 74 percent of respondents representing a large company from the United States indicated that their company had experienced a data breach. Overall, larger companies experience data breaches more frequently than smaller companies.
Rate of companies experiencing a data breach in the U.S. and Canada from 2020 to 2021, by company size
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Shred-it. (October 8, 2021). Rate of companies experiencing a data breach in the U.S. and Canada from 2020 to 2021, by company size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280029/companies-experiencing-data-breach-can-us/
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