In 2023, the most common cyberattacks against German companies were malware infections, attacks on passwords and phishing attacks. 31 percent of businesses had experienced at least one of these attacks. The least common kind of attack was the relatively new scam, CEO fraud, where employees are contacted by someone posing as the CEO or senior member of their company and told to transfer money.
Which of the following IT attacks has your company suffered in the last 12 months?
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Bitkom. (September 1, 2023). Which of the following IT attacks has your company suffered in the last 12 months? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361262/cyber-attacks-types-companies-germany/
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Bitkom. (2023). Which of the following IT attacks has your company suffered in the last 12 months?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361262/cyber-attacks-types-companies-germany/
Bitkom. "Which of The following It Attacks Has Your Company Suffered in The Last 12 Months?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361262/cyber-attacks-types-companies-germany/
Bitkom, Which of the following IT attacks has your company suffered in the last 12 months? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361262/cyber-attacks-types-companies-germany/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Which of the following IT attacks has your company suffered in the last 12 months? [Graph], Bitkom, September 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361262/cyber-attacks-types-companies-germany/