Types of cyber crime-related incidents in companies in France 2023

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Ani Petrosyan,
Jun 23, 2025

As of December 2023, approximately ** percent of IT security experts in French companies identified opportunistic cyber attacks as the most common cyber crime-related issue faced by businesses in France. The second most prevalent problem, reported by ** percent of respondents, was the implementation or use of unapproved applications, also known as shadow IT. Permanent residual vulnerabilities ranked as the third most common issue faced by French companies, with ** percent reporting it.

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Most common types of cyber crime-related incidents encountered by companies in France as of December 2023

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Release date

January 2024

Region

France

Survey time period

November 27 to December 22, 2023

Number of respondents

328 respondents

Special properties

CESIN* members; multiple answers were possible

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

Supplementary notes

* CESIN is a club of information and digital security experts.

The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "Parmi les causes des incidents de sécurité rencontrées par l’entreprise, cyber attaques incluses, quelles sont celles auxquelles votre entreprise a été concrètement confrontée au cours des 12 derniers mois? (Eng.- Among the causes of security incidents encountered by your company, including cyber attacks, which were the most common in the last 12 months?)"

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