This statistic illustrates the main factors that contribute to cyber security incidents at companies according to company staff in Belgium in 2015. During the surveyed period, roughly 50 percent of the Belgian respondents indicated that lack of staff awareness of security risks was the main factor contributing to cyber security incidents.
The main factors that contribute to cyber security incidents at companies according to company staff in Belgium in 2015*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Lack of staff awareness of security risks
47%
Insufficient priority placed on security by senior management
40%
External attack specifically targeted at your oganisation
33%
Weaknesses in vetting people
20%
Weakensses in someone else's security
13%
Poorly designed processes
13%
Poorly designed techincal configuration
13%
Inadvertent human error
13%
Failure to keep technical configuration up to date
large companies and small and medium-sized enterprises
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The source states: "note that for some figures, not all factors
have been shown or totals don’t add up to 100% as respondents were allowed to indicate multiple factors."
* The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey.
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PwC. (March 1, 2015). The main factors that contribute to cyber security incidents at companies according to company staff in Belgium in 2015* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/683643/ranking-of-factors-contributing-to-cyber-security-incidents-in-belgium/
PwC. "The main factors that contribute to cyber security incidents at companies according to company staff in Belgium in 2015*." Chart. March 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/683643/ranking-of-factors-contributing-to-cyber-security-incidents-in-belgium/
PwC. (2015). The main factors that contribute to cyber security incidents at companies according to company staff in Belgium in 2015*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/683643/ranking-of-factors-contributing-to-cyber-security-incidents-in-belgium/
PwC. "The Main Factors That Contribute to Cyber Security Incidents at Companies According to Company Staff in Belgium in 2015*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/683643/ranking-of-factors-contributing-to-cyber-security-incidents-in-belgium/
PwC, The main factors that contribute to cyber security incidents at companies according to company staff in Belgium in 2015* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/683643/ranking-of-factors-contributing-to-cyber-security-incidents-in-belgium/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
The main factors that contribute to cyber security incidents at companies according to company staff in Belgium in 2015* [Graph], PwC, March 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/683643/ranking-of-factors-contributing-to-cyber-security-incidents-in-belgium/
