Security News > 2021 > February > Most businesses see state-sponsored cyberattacks as a major threat

A majority of businesses surveyed for a study by the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Cybersecurity Tech Accord, see state-led and sponsored cyberattacks as a major threat.

That attack was a moment of reckoning for many organizations about the challenges posed by state-led and -sponsored cyberattacks but, as the survey reveals, many businesses have long been aware of the escalating threat.

Cyberattacks led or sponsored by states transforming cyberspace.

In recent years, cyberattacks led or sponsored by states have transformed cyberspace.

State-led and -sponsored cyberattacks are a source of major concern for private organizations.

"Although cyberattacks are a silent threat, they can have devastating and long-lasting effects on our society. Given the recent escalation of tensions in cyberspace, cooperation between governments is becoming increasingly complicated as political systems differ and technological competition rises," said Marietje Schaake, president of the CyberPeace Institute.

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