Breaches global companies saw by resilience level 2021

During a 2021 survey among security executives of companies worldwide, it was found that Cyber Champions were the fastest in detecting and fixing data breaches, as well as minimizing their impact on the company. Cyber Champions are defined as the companies that have established a balance between cyber resilience and business objectives. According to the survey, 100 percent of companies in this category had fixed breaches in less than 15 days. In the case of companies defined as Business Blockers, which prioritize cyber security over business strategies, 50 percent managed to detect breaches within one day and 96 percent were able to fix them in 15 days or less.

Share of detected and fixed breaches by enterprise-sized companies worldwide as of April 2021, by resilience level

Characteristic	Cyber Champions	Business Blockers	Cyber Risk Takers	The Vulnerable
Breaches found in <1 day	55%	50%	11%	15%
Breaches fixed in <15 days	100%	96%	30%	30%
Breaches with no impact	72%	64%	23%	24%

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Release date

November 2021

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

March to April 2021

Number of respondents

3,455 respondents

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among security executives of organizations with annual revenues of 1bn U.S. dollars or more

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According to the source:
"The survey is conducted in 18 countries and 23 industries across North and South America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. Among surveyed security executives there were 172 Cyber Champions, 522 Business Blockers, 885 Cyber Risk Takers, 1,876 - The Vulnerable
Cyber Champions are balancing cyber resilience and business objectives.
Business Blockers prioritize cyber resilience over business strategy.
Cyber Risk Takers prioritize business growth and accept higher cyber risk.
The Vulnerable secure the bare minimum."

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