Types of small companies data compromised in the U.S. 2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 3, 2025

In a 2024 survey of small business leaders and IT professionals in the United States, 58 percent of respondents stated that employee data was their most compromised company data in cyberattacks. Additionally, 53 percent of respondents reported customer or consumer data as the second most impacted company data.

Most commonly compromised type of data in small companies in the United States as of August 2024

CharacteristicShare of respondents
Customer or consumer data 53%
Employee data 58%
Company intellectual property 51%
All of the above 24%
Other 12%
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Release date

October 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

August 2024

Number of respondents

461 respondents

Special properties

Business leaders and IT professionals of companies with up to 500 employees

Method of interview

Online survey

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