This statistic presents the top attack categories of cyber attacks worldwide in 2017. According to the findings, website application attacks accounted for 16 percent of the total share of top cyber attack categories, while DoS/DDoS generated six percent of global cyber attacks.
Most common attack categories of cyber attacks worldwide as of 2017
Characteristic
Share of cyber attacks
Website application attack
16%
Service specific
8%
Application specific
6%
DoS/DDoS
6%
Other
64%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of cyber attacks16%16%8%8%6%6%6%6%64%64%Website application attackService specificApplication specificDoS/DDoSOther
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NTT Security. (September 26, 2017). Most common attack categories of cyber attacks worldwide as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/194083/global-top-attack-categories-of-cyber-attacks/
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NTT Security. (2017). Most common attack categories of cyber attacks worldwide as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/194083/global-top-attack-categories-of-cyber-attacks/
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