The statistic displays the perception of hacker attacks in Italy in 2017. According to the survey, 39 percent of respondents perceived hacker attacks as a new form of terrorism, while only six percent saw them just as very dangerous capers.
A cyber-attack can be any type of offensive maneuver employed by individuals or whole organizations that targets computer information systems, infrastructures, computer networks, and/or personal computer devices by various means of malicious acts.
How would you define the hacker attacks?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
A new form of terrorism
39%
Thieves of the new century
23%
Initiatives led by cyber-security companies in order to sell antivirus software
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Termometro Politico. (February 28, 2017). How would you define the hacker attacks? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/710056/perception-of-hacker-attacks-italy/
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Termometro Politico. (2017). How would you define the hacker attacks?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710056/perception-of-hacker-attacks-italy/
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