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137.4 million
2.6 million
0.38 million
Most-attacked industries
Cyber security attack rates can differ significantly from industry to
industry, even among the five most attacked.1
Industry
10.1 million
Transportation
9.8 million
Hospitality
5.5 million
3.6 million
Manufacturing
2.6 million
Categories of attacks
Type of attack
Frequency
Malicious code
33%
Sustained probe/scan
28%
Unauthorized access
15%
Low-and-slow attack
12%
11%
Denial of service
2%
1.07
Incidents per
one million attacks1
Categories of attackers
While the inadvertent actor is smallest group behind cyber
security attacks, it is responsible for approximately
50.9 inadvertent data leaks per week.1
Attackers
Frequency
Outsiders
44%
Unknown
24%
Malicious insider
23%
Inadvertent actor
9%
Botnet activity
$120,000
Network compromise
$92,156
Attacker motivation
Malware infection
$61,875
Email compromise
$33,000
Data leakage
$23,062
Motivation
Frequency
Opportunistic
49%
23%
15%
7%
Other
6%
Frequency
42%
End-user error
31%
Undetermined
17%
Vulnerable code
6%
IBM Corporation
IBM Global Technology Services
Route 100
Somers, NY 10589
6%
Least mature
Industry
Incidents per
1M attacks
Industry
Incidents per
1M attacks
Real Estate
0.14
Construction
4.49
Transportation
0.28
Education
1.97
Hospitality
0.42
Utilities
1.91
Finance and
Insurance
0.45
Mining, Oil
and Gas
1.80
Health and
Social Services
0.57
Extraterritorial
Activities
1.70
1
Data and analysis based on IBM Cyber security Intelligence
& Response Team customer monitoring and consulting data
from the year 2012, with a focus on the period of October 1,
2012 to December 31, 2012. IBM Managed Security Services
(MSS) monitors tens of billions of events per day for more than
3,700 clients in more than 130 countries, 24 hours a day, and
365 days a year. This data and analysis excludes inadvertent data
disclosures by non-malicious insiders, routine malware detected
or spam.
2
Average cost per incident based on average hours spent by the
IBM Emergency Response Service (ERS), ranked by incident
type, according to IBM ERS engagement cost records for fullyear 2012.
3
Data and analysis based on IBM X-Force Trend and Risk
Report.
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