managers responsible for IT, or someone with decision-making responsibilities in the company.
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
Original survey question: "Are any aspects of your cybersecurity handled by individuals or companies outside your own company?"
*The source states the following: "Cyprus as a whole is one of the 27 EU Member States. For practical reasons, interviews are only carried out in the part of the country controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus."
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Outsourcing of cybersecurity tasks by companies in the EU 2024
In a survey conducted in 2024, just over half of companies in the European Union stated that some of their cybersecurity tasks were handled by firms or individuals outside their own business. In Luxembourg, ** percent of organizations had other companies take care of their cybersecurity.Â
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