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Company survey: source of information security incidents in 2016/17

What was the estimated likely source of security incidents experienced in your company in the past 12 months?

The data displays the distribution of suspected sources of information security incidents, according to a 2017 survey of businesses around the world. According to the respondents, current employees were likely involved in 30% of information security incidents.

Current employees	30
Former employees	26
Unknown hackers	23
Competitors	20
Current service providers/ consultants/contractors	19
Organized crime	19
Former service providers/ consultants/contractors	17
Activists/activist organizations/hacktivists	17

Company survey: source of information security incidents in 2016/17

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