This statistic shows the share of respondents in Malaysia whose organizations experienced the following types of cyber-attacks between 2015 and 2017. During the period surveyed, 36 percent of respondents answered that their organizations did not experience cyber-attacks. Amongst respondents whose organizations were victims of cyber attacks, the most prevalent technique used was phishing, with 22 percent of respondents stating that their organizations were targeted using this technique. In comparison, two percent of respondents indicated that their organizations were targeted using brute force attacks.
Share of respondents in Malaysia whose organizations were targeted using the following types of cyber-attacks between 2015 and 2017
respondents were made up of management executives from 19 industries
Supplementary notes
The survey question was as follows: "In the last two years, has your organisation been targeted by cyber-attacks using any of the following techniques?".
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PwC. (August 29, 2018). Share of respondents in Malaysia whose organizations were targeted using the following types of cyber-attacks between 2015 and 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/974837/types-of-cyber-attacks-malaysian-organizations/
PwC. "Share of respondents in Malaysia whose organizations were targeted using the following types of cyber-attacks between 2015 and 2017." Chart. August 29, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/974837/types-of-cyber-attacks-malaysian-organizations/
PwC. (2018). Share of respondents in Malaysia whose organizations were targeted using the following types of cyber-attacks between 2015 and 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/974837/types-of-cyber-attacks-malaysian-organizations/
PwC. "Share of Respondents in Malaysia Whose Organizations Were Targeted Using The following Types of Cyber-attacks between 2015 and 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/974837/types-of-cyber-attacks-malaysian-organizations/
PwC, Share of respondents in Malaysia whose organizations were targeted using the following types of cyber-attacks between 2015 and 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/974837/types-of-cyber-attacks-malaysian-organizations/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of respondents in Malaysia whose organizations were targeted using the following types of cyber-attacks between 2015 and 2017 [Graph], PwC, August 29, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/974837/types-of-cyber-attacks-malaysian-organizations/
