1,800 security professionals from organizations across Latin America*
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* The report collects information from companies located in 14 different countries in the region, including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Guatemala.
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Latin America: main IT security incidents among companies 2021
During a 2021 survey conducted among security professionals in companies across Latin America, ** percent of respondents stated that the company they worked for had been infected by malware. Meanwhile, ** percent reported social engineering attacks, while ** percent reported unauthorized accesses to their business applications and/or databases.
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Eset Deutschland GmbH. (July 4, 2022). Leading IT security incidents among companies in Latin America in 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1180445/leading-it-security-incidents-companies-latin-america/
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