This statistic presents the business environments most commonly affected by security breaches worldwide in 2016 and 2017. In the most recent year, 38 percent of security professionals stated that their operations environment was most likely to be affected by security breaches.
Business environments most commonly affected by security breaches according to security professionals worldwide in 2016 and 2017
Characteristic
2016
2017
Operations
36%
38%
Finance
30%
29%
Intellectual property
24%
27%
Brand reputation
26%
27%
Customer retention
26%
25%
Legal engagements
20%
21%
Business partner relationships
22%
20%
Supplier relationships
20%
18%
Regulatory scrutiny
19%
13%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents38%38%29%29%27%27%27%27%25%25%21%21%20%20%18%18%13%13%36%36%30%30%24%24%26%26%26%26%20%20%22%22%20%20%19%19%20162017OperationsFinanceIntellectual propertyBrand reputationCustomer retentionLegal engagementsBusiness partner relationshipsSupplier relationshipsRegulatory scrutiny
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Cisco Systems (Cisco Security Research). (February 27, 2018). Business environments most commonly affected by security breaches according to security professionals worldwide in 2016 and 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/881174/business-environments-most-affected-by-security-breaches/
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