The original question was phrased as follow: "How many successful phishing attacks did your organization experience in 2021?"
Data is based on a survey of more than 600 IT security professionals across the United States, Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
The source did not provide an exact date of survey.
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Phishing attack rate among businesses worldwide 2021
A 2021 survey revealed that 27 percent of organizations worldwide experienced four to six successful phishing attacks in the measured year. Additionally, 26 percent reported encountering one to three attacks, while 17 percent did not experience successful phishing attacks.
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