Between November 2021 and October 2022, the financial industry was the most targeted by basic web application attacks worldwide. Institutions in this sector saw 173 such incidents in the measured period. The second-most targeted was the information sector, with 173 attacks, while the professional sector ranked third, experiencing 113 incidents of basic web application attacks.
Global industry sectors most targeted by basic web application attacks from November 2021 to October 2022
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Verizon. (June 6, 2023). Global industry sectors most targeted by basic web application attacks from November 2021 to October 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/221293/cyber-crime-target-industries/
Verizon. "Global industry sectors most targeted by basic web application attacks from November 2021 to October 2022." Chart. June 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221293/cyber-crime-target-industries/
Verizon. (2023). Global industry sectors most targeted by basic web application attacks from November 2021 to October 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221293/cyber-crime-target-industries/
Verizon. "Global Industry Sectors Most Targeted by Basic Web Application Attacks from November 2021 to October 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/221293/cyber-crime-target-industries/
Verizon, Global industry sectors most targeted by basic web application attacks from November 2021 to October 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/221293/cyber-crime-target-industries/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Global industry sectors most targeted by basic web application attacks from November 2021 to October 2022 [Graph], Verizon, June 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/221293/cyber-crime-target-industries/