According to CEOs, managers and security experts in Danish and Norwegian organizations, organized crime was the biggest cyber threat for the organizations in the country. In fact, the results of the survey conducted in 2023 revealed that 65 percent of respondents found it the most common threat. As of 2023, phishing was the most common cyberattack performed against companies in Denmark, among 76 percent of the respondents. Second in the ranking were supply chain incidents.
Phishing worldwide
As of 2022, Vietnam topped the ranking of the most targeted countries by phishing attacks in the world, with approximately 17 percent attack rate among internet users. Second in the list was Macau, followed by Madagascar, and Algeria.
Most common cyber and information security threats in organizations in Denmark and Norway from 2016 to 2023
Characteristic
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Employees' unintentional actions
30%
56%
74%
65%
69%
60%
59%
67%
Organized crime
55%
55%
64%
60%
72%
78%
74%
65%
Hacktivists
-
-
33%
37%
38%
36%
47%
44%
New technologies
36%
32%
52%
32%
21%
14%
26%
23%
Other nations
13%
13%
34%
28%
21%
25%
29%
19%
Legal requirements/regulations
-
-
41%
28%
15%
17%
27%
19%
Lack of key skills
-
-
28%
26%
11%
14%
24%
14%
Lack of understanding of cyber security among managers
The original question in Danish was phrased by the source as follows: "Hvad udgør de største trusler for din virksomhed i relation til cyber- og informationssikkerhed?" (Eng.- What are the biggest threats to your business in relation to cyber and information security?)
Respondents are 518 Danish and 101 Norwegian business executives, IT managers, and specialists.
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