Respondents were asked to rate cyber threats from a scale of 1 = low risk to 5 = high risk. The figure presents the cyber threats that are expected to increase significantly in the next three years. Figures were rounded.
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Greatest cyber threat risks according to IT practitioners worldwide 2017
This statistic presents the greatest cyber threat risks over the next three years according to senior information technology practitioners worldwide as of 2017. According to the findings, ** percent of respondents stated that as of today, nation-state attackers to their organization was one of their greatest risks they faced. When asked regarding the coming future and the risk of nation-state attacks, a total of ** percent of espondents stating that this was one of the greatest risks they faced for their organization.
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Ponemon Institute, & Raytheon. (February 28, 2018). Greatest cyber threat risks over the next three years according to senior information technology practitioners worldwide as of 2017 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/883716/greatest-cyber-threat-risks-expected-by-senior-it-practitioners-threat-type/
Ponemon Institute, und Raytheon. "Greatest cyber threat risks over the next three years according to senior information technology practitioners worldwide as of 2017." Chart. February 28, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/883716/greatest-cyber-threat-risks-expected-by-senior-it-practitioners-threat-type/
Ponemon Institute, Raytheon. (2018). Greatest cyber threat risks over the next three years according to senior information technology practitioners worldwide as of 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/883716/greatest-cyber-threat-risks-expected-by-senior-it-practitioners-threat-type/
Ponemon Institute, and Raytheon. "Greatest Cyber Threat Risks over The next Three Years According to Senior Information Technology Practitioners Worldwide as of 2017." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Feb 2018, /statistics/883716/greatest-cyber-threat-risks-expected-by-senior-it-practitioners-threat-type/
Ponemon Institute & Raytheon, Greatest cyber threat risks over the next three years according to senior information technology practitioners worldwide as of 2017 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/883716/greatest-cyber-threat-risks-expected-by-senior-it-practitioners-threat-type/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
Greatest cyber threat risks over the next three years according to senior information technology practitioners worldwide as of 2017 [Graph], Ponemon Institute, & Raytheon, February 28, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/883716/greatest-cyber-threat-risks-expected-by-senior-it-practitioners-threat-type/
