According to a survey of organizations across Europe and the U.S. in 2021, the most common first point of entry for a cyber attack was through a corporate-owned server. The second most common point of entry was corporate cloud servers, followed by the company website.
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Hiscox. (April 15, 2021). First point of entry for a cyber attack on European and U.S. firms in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245338/cyber-attack-entry-point-europe-us/
Hiscox. "First point of entry for a cyber attack on European and U.S. firms in 2021." Chart. April 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245338/cyber-attack-entry-point-europe-us/
Hiscox. (2021). First point of entry for a cyber attack on European and U.S. firms in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245338/cyber-attack-entry-point-europe-us/
Hiscox. "First Point of Entry for a Cyber Attack on European and U.S. Firms in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245338/cyber-attack-entry-point-europe-us/
Hiscox, First point of entry for a cyber attack on European and U.S. firms in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245338/cyber-attack-entry-point-europe-us/ (last visited May 08, 2024)
First point of entry for a cyber attack on European and U.S. firms in 2021 [Graph], Hiscox, April 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245338/cyber-attack-entry-point-europe-us/