As of December 2022, three in four organizations worldwide stated having experienced any successful email-based cyber attacks. Among surveyed countries, India had the highest share of companies experiencing phishing attacks. The United States ranked second, with 80 percent, while Australia followed, with 74 percent. Among selected European regions, Benelux ranked first, with 85 percent.
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attacks experienced in the past 12 months; IT managers and technical IT professionals, senior IT security managers, and senior IT and IT security decisionmakers
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Survey participants were from the U.S., Australia, India, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
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