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Most common cyber and information security threats in organizations in Denmark and Norway from 2016 to 2023

Characteristic	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Employees' unintentional actions	30%	56%	74%	65%	69%	60%	59%	67%
Organized crime	55%	55%	64%	60%	72%	78%	74%	65%
Hacktivists	-	-	33%	37%	38%	36%	47%	44%
New technologies	36%	32%	52%	32%	21%	14%	26%	23%
Other nations	13%	13%	34%	28%	21%	25%	29%	19%
Legal requirements/regulations	-	-	41%	28%	15%	17%	27%	19%
Lack of key skills	-	-	28%	26%	11%	14%	24%	14%
Lack of understanding of cyber security among managers	24%	20%	24%	20%	24%	16%	13%	12%
Employees' intentional actions	-	-	31%	19%	24%	14%	13%	11%
Fake news	-	-	-	16%	11%	9%	20%	11%
Terrorists	-	-	9%	7%	2%	6%	10%	8%
Other	-	-	-	-	-	2%	1%	-
Do not know	-	-	-	-	-	2%	2%	-

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November 2023

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Region

Denmark, Norway

Survey time period

2016 to 2023

Number of respondents

556 respondents

Special properties

business executives, IT managers and specialists

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The original question in Danish was phrased by the source as follows: "Hvad udgør de største trusler for din virksomhed i relation til cyber- og informationssikkerhed?" (Eng.- What are the biggest threats to your business in relation to cyber and information security?)
Respondents are 518 Danish and 101 Norwegian business executives, IT managers, and specialists.

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According to CEOs, managers and security experts in Danish and Norwegian organizations, organized crime was the biggest cyber threat for the organizations in the country. In fact, the results of the survey conducted in 2023 revealed that 65 percent of respondents found it the most common threat. As of 2023, phishing was the most common cyberattack performed against companies in Denmark, among 76 percent of the respondents. Second in the ranking were supply chain incidents.

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