According to a survey conducted between March and April 2021, Risk Takers (identified as companies that prioritize business growth and are focused on business strategy and are ready to take higher cyber risks) reported the highest share of cyber attacks resulting in a data breach. Companies in this category saw a share of 53 percent of the cyber attacks that caused data breaches. By comparison, companies defined as Cyber Champions saw only 17 percent of the cyber attacks directed towards them resulting in data breaches.
Share of cyber attacks on enterprise-sized companies worldwide resulting in a breach as of April 2021, by resilience level
among security executives of organizations with annual revenues of 1bn U.S. dollars or more
Supplementary notes
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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