This statistic presents the global opinion on the priorities of business following a data breach according to internet users worldwide as of March 2018. During the survey period, 73 percent of respondents agreed that it was extremely important for a company to fix the problem to stop the breach.
When a company experiences a cyber security breach and customer data has been compromised, how important is it that companies do each of the following?
Characteristic
Share of respondents who state extremely important
Quickly fixes the problem to stop the breach
73%
Effectively fixes the problem (for example, a software patch) to stop further damage
73%
Quickly reports the breach
71%
Is direct and honest in the wake of a cyber security crisis
71%
Is accessible to customers in the wake of a cyber security incident
69%
Covers customer costs for using a third party to protect identities in the wake of a breach
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IBM. (April 16, 2018). When a company experiences a cyber security breach and customer data has been compromised, how important is it that companies do each of the following? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/881100/opinion-on-priorities-post-data-breach-worldwide/
IBM. "When a company experiences a cyber security breach and customer data has been compromised, how important is it that companies do each of the following?." Chart. April 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881100/opinion-on-priorities-post-data-breach-worldwide/
IBM. (2018). When a company experiences a cyber security breach and customer data has been compromised, how important is it that companies do each of the following?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881100/opinion-on-priorities-post-data-breach-worldwide/
IBM. "When a Company Experiences a Cyber Security Breach and Customer Data Has Been Compromised, How Important Is It That Companies Do Each of The Following?." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881100/opinion-on-priorities-post-data-breach-worldwide/
IBM, When a company experiences a cyber security breach and customer data has been compromised, how important is it that companies do each of the following? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881100/opinion-on-priorities-post-data-breach-worldwide/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
When a company experiences a cyber security breach and customer data has been compromised, how important is it that companies do each of the following? [Graph], IBM, April 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/881100/opinion-on-priorities-post-data-breach-worldwide/
