According to a 2024 survey of small business leaders and IT professionals in the United States, 39 percent of small companies experienced both security breaches and data breaches in the examined year. In comparison, 19 percent of companies reported not having suffered from any of these cyberattacks.
Types of cyberattacks experienced by small companies in the United States as of August 2024
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Identity Theft Resource Center. (October 30, 2024). Types of cyberattacks experienced by small companies in the United States as of August 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455155/types-of-cyber-attacks-companies-in-the-us/
Identity Theft Resource Center. "Types of cyberattacks experienced by small companies in the United States as of August 2024." Chart. October 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455155/types-of-cyber-attacks-companies-in-the-us/
Identity Theft Resource Center. (2024). Types of cyberattacks experienced by small companies in the United States as of August 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455155/types-of-cyber-attacks-companies-in-the-us/
Identity Theft Resource Center. "Types of Cyberattacks Experienced by Small Companies in The United States as of August 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455155/types-of-cyber-attacks-companies-in-the-us/
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