The statistic presents the results of a survey among business owners in Canada in relation to cyber crime. As of January 2017, 31 percent of responding Canadian business owners said they were very confident their business was able to prevent potential cyber attacks from external hackers. According to three percent, their company was not ready to defend their confidential information against hackers.
Share of small business owners confident they can prevent fraud or scam from external hackers in Canada as of January 2017
1,000 small business owners and 100 C-suite executives
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Question: How confident are you that your business can prevent fraud or scams from the following sources: external online hacker attempting to obtain or block access to your business’ confidential information?
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Ipsos. (February 27, 2017). Share of small business owners confident they can prevent fraud or scam from external hackers in Canada as of January 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/684364/businesses-confidence-prevention-hacker-attacks-canada/
Ipsos. "Share of small business owners confident they can prevent fraud or scam from external hackers in Canada as of January 2017." Chart. February 27, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/684364/businesses-confidence-prevention-hacker-attacks-canada/
Ipsos. (2017). Share of small business owners confident they can prevent fraud or scam from external hackers in Canada as of January 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/684364/businesses-confidence-prevention-hacker-attacks-canada/
Ipsos. "Share of Small Business Owners Confident They Can Prevent Fraud or Scam from External Hackers in Canada as of January 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/684364/businesses-confidence-prevention-hacker-attacks-canada/
Ipsos, Share of small business owners confident they can prevent fraud or scam from external hackers in Canada as of January 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/684364/businesses-confidence-prevention-hacker-attacks-canada/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of small business owners confident they can prevent fraud or scam from external hackers in Canada as of January 2017 [Graph], Ipsos, February 27, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/684364/businesses-confidence-prevention-hacker-attacks-canada/
