Global cyber threats according to cyber leaders 2022

According to a 2022 survey among global cyber leaders, identity theft was the most concerning event for companies worldwide. Among leading cybersecurity concerns, cyber extortion ranked second. Less concerning were blackmailing due to compromised personal data and falsified or stolen medical data.

Leading personal concerns of cyber leaders worldwide regarding cyber security in 2022

Characteristic	Rank
Identity theft	1
Cyber extortion (e.g. ransomware)	2
Losing my own money or valued data due to a cyberattack	3
Critical infrastructure breakdown (e.g. essential goods and services) due to a cyberattack	4
Geopolitical instability and cyberwar	5
Blackmail due to compromised personal data	6
Falsified or stolen medical data	6

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Release date

January 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2022

Number of respondents

117 respondents

Special properties

cyber leaders

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "Cyber leaders are senior-most executives from private and public sectors representing 20 countries."
There were a total of 117 responses from 32 countries and 22 industries.

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