This statistic displays the share of the most common ways of validating providers of externally-hosted web services of businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. Among all respondents, 63 percent ensured all data held on these services are encrypted to test or validate the security of providers of online services
Which of the following, if any, have you done in the last 12 months to test or validate the security of providers of online services?
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Which of the following, if any, have you done in the last 12 months to test or validate the security of providers of online services?
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GOV.UK. (May 16, 2016). Which of the following, if any, have you done in the last 12 months to test or validate the security of providers of online services? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/586687/most-common-ways-of-validating-providers-of-externally-hosted-web-services-uk/
GOV.UK. "Which of the following, if any, have you done in the last 12 months to test or validate the security of providers of online services?." Chart. May 16, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/586687/most-common-ways-of-validating-providers-of-externally-hosted-web-services-uk/
GOV.UK. (2016). Which of the following, if any, have you done in the last 12 months to test or validate the security of providers of online services?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/586687/most-common-ways-of-validating-providers-of-externally-hosted-web-services-uk/
GOV.UK. "Which of The Following, If Any, Have You Done in The Last 12 Months to Test or Validate The Security of Providers of Online Services?." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/586687/most-common-ways-of-validating-providers-of-externally-hosted-web-services-uk/
GOV.UK, Which of the following, if any, have you done in the last 12 months to test or validate the security of providers of online services? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/586687/most-common-ways-of-validating-providers-of-externally-hosted-web-services-uk/ (last visited April 03, 2025)
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