Cyber attacks on industries worldwide 2017

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Ani Petrosyan,
Aug 25, 2023
This statistic presents a ranking of the industries most commonly impacted by cyber attacks worldwide as of September 2017. During the survey, 26 percent of respondents from the energy sector stated that their company had been victim of cyber attacks in the past 12 months.

Industries impacted by cyber attacks worldwide as of September 2017

CharacteristicShare of respondents
Energy 26%
Healthcare 25%
Retail and wholesale 25%
Manufacturing 22%
Infrastructure 19%
Financial institutions 17%
Automotive 15%
Professional services 15%
Power and utilities 14%
Marine 14%
Communications, media and technology 13%
Aviation and aerospace 9%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents26%26%25%25%25%25%22%22%19%19%17%17%15%15%15%15%14%14%14%14%13%13%9%9%EnergyHealthcareRetail and wholesaleManufacturingInfrastructureFinancial institutionsAutomotiveProfessional servicesPower and utilitiesMarineCommunications, media and technologyAviation and aerospace
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November 2017

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

12 months leading up to September 2017

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Percentage of respondents in industry that have been victims of cyber attacks in the past 12 months
The source does not provide exact information regarding the date or number of respondents.

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