According to around 40 percent of surveyed IT security managers and other professionals responsible for the security strategy in U.S. and European companies, cloud servers, and business e-mail were the two most common ways for cyber attacks. The survey conducted between November 2021 and November 2022 also found that employee-owned mobile devices and DDoS attacks were less likely to be the attack channel.
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Hiscox. (May 5, 2022). Most common ways for cyber attacks to occur in the United States and Europe from 2021 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372211/entry-ways-frequent-cyber-attacks-us/
Hiscox. "Most common ways for cyber attacks to occur in the United States and Europe from 2021 to 2022." Chart. May 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372211/entry-ways-frequent-cyber-attacks-us/
Hiscox. (2022). Most common ways for cyber attacks to occur in the United States and Europe from 2021 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372211/entry-ways-frequent-cyber-attacks-us/
Hiscox. "Most Common Ways for Cyber Attacks to Occur in The United States and Europe from 2021 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372211/entry-ways-frequent-cyber-attacks-us/
Hiscox, Most common ways for cyber attacks to occur in the United States and Europe from 2021 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372211/entry-ways-frequent-cyber-attacks-us/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Most common ways for cyber attacks to occur in the United States and Europe from 2021 to 2022 [Graph], Hiscox, May 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372211/entry-ways-frequent-cyber-attacks-us/