This statistic shows the share of Americans who anticipate a cyber attack on public infrastructure or banking and financial systems in the next five year as of May 2016. During the survey period, 51 percent of respondents believed that a cyber attack on public infrastructure would probably happen in the next five years.
Share of adults in the United States who think a cyber attack on selected institutions will happen in the next five years as of May 2016
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Pew Research Center. (January 26, 2017). Share of adults in the United States who think a cyber attack on selected institutions will happen in the next five years as of May 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/676145/us-anticipation-of-cyber-attacks-on-banks-or-public-infrastructure/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults in the United States who think a cyber attack on selected institutions will happen in the next five years as of May 2016 ." Chart. January 26, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676145/us-anticipation-of-cyber-attacks-on-banks-or-public-infrastructure/
Pew Research Center. (2017). Share of adults in the United States who think a cyber attack on selected institutions will happen in the next five years as of May 2016 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676145/us-anticipation-of-cyber-attacks-on-banks-or-public-infrastructure/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Think a Cyber Attack on Selected Institutions Will Happen in The next Five Years as of May 2016 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676145/us-anticipation-of-cyber-attacks-on-banks-or-public-infrastructure/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults in the United States who think a cyber attack on selected institutions will happen in the next five years as of May 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676145/us-anticipation-of-cyber-attacks-on-banks-or-public-infrastructure/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Share of adults in the United States who think a cyber attack on selected institutions will happen in the next five years as of May 2016 [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 26, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/676145/us-anticipation-of-cyber-attacks-on-banks-or-public-infrastructure/