Cybersecurity, By the Numbers

By the Numbers

In September, Keeper Security released its second annual U.S. Cybersecurity Census, polling 516 information-technology decision-makers at U.S. companies. Here are some key findings.

22%
Percentage of U.S. businesses subjected to more than 250 attacks annually, while 12% experience more than 500 attacks per year.

57%
Percentage of respondents saying it’s now taking longer to identify and respond to cyberattacks, with the rise of remote work among several factors. Only 8% say responses are getting faster.

48%
Percentage of respondents who admit to being aware of a cyberattack but having kept it to themselves, often because IT leaders fear professional consequences for disclosing attacks.

39%
Percentage of respondents expecting both total cyberattacks and successful attacks to increase in the next year; the same figure expects cyberattacks to increase but successful attacks to remain flat.

64%
Percentage of businesses rating their preparedness to fend off cyberattacks at an 8 or greater on a 10-point scale, with 28% giving themselves a 10.

28%
Percentage of businesses that have suffered reputational damage due to a successful cyberattack, with 19% reporting losing business or a contract.

26%
Percentage of businesses lacking a remote-connection management solution to secure remote access to IT infrastructures, a major security gap given that 58% of American workers are now able to work remotely at least once a week.

$75,000
Among businesses that had money stolen in a cyberattack, the average loss was this much, while 37% of organizations lost $100,000 or more.

HIRING AND TRAINING IN THE CYBERSECURITY ARENA

71%
Percentage of businesses that have made new hires in cybersecurity over the past year.

68%
There are only enough cybersecurity workers in the United States to fill this percentage of the available job openings, with cybersecurity roles taking 21% longer to fill than other IT jobs.

54%
Percentage of businesses planning to invest more time and money this year on employee security awareness training.

44%
Percentage of respondents who provide employees with guidance and best practices governing passwords and access management.

54%
Percentage of businesses planning to invest more time and money this year on employee security awareness training