This statistic displays the cyberattacks in Italy in 2016, by sector and quantity.
A cyberattack is deliberate exploitation of computer systems, technology-dependent enterprises and networks. Cyberattacks use malicious code to alter computer code, logic or data, resulting in disruptive consequences that can compromise data and lead to cybercrimes, such as information and identity theft.
During the survey period, over 28 percent of the respondents among Public Administration reported having experienced more than 10 cyberattacks.
Number of cyberattacks in Italy in 2016, by sector and frequency
Characteristic
More than 10 cyberattacks
Less than 10 cyberattacks
Never experienced cyberattacks
Public Administration
28.6
64.3
7.1
Tertiary
16.9
42.7
40.4
Secondary
17.6
58.8
23.5
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The source adds the following information: respondent companies are divided as follows 43.7 % are companies up to 49 employees, 22.6% are companies between 50 to 250 employees and 33.6 % are companies over 250 equally divided in three branches, 251-1000, 1001-5000, over 5001.
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