Cybersecurity: share of companies detecting cyberattacks in Italy 2016

The data shows the share of cyberattacks detected in Italy in 2016. A cyberattack is deliberate exploitation of computer systems, technology-dependent enterprises and networks. Cyberattacks use malicious code to alter computer code, logic or data, resulting in disruptive consequences that can compromise data and lead to cybercrimes, such as information and identity theft. During the survey period it was found that over 37% of respondents had experienced a hacker attack.