Root causes of insider threats during cyber breaches worldwide 2012-2017

Published by Ani Petrosyan, Aug 25, 2023
This statistic presents the most common root causes of insider threats during cyber breaches worldwide from 2012 to 2017. According to McKinsey & Company, it was found that negligence or co-opting accounted for 44 percent of insider threats in cyber breaches.

Root causes of insider threats during cyber breaches worldwide from 2012 to 2017

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Release date

September 2018

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2012 to 2017

Number of respondents

7,385 respondents

Special properties

publicly reported breaches

Supplementary notes

Figures are approximate and may not sum up to 100 percent due to rounding.
Region is presumed.

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