This statistic depicts the percentage of healthcare cyber attacks that were identified outside of cyber security teams as of 2018. According to the survey conducted among healthcare providers and payers from 15 countries, 74 percent of attacks that were not identified by security teams were discovered by internal employees.
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Percentage of healthcare cyber attacks worldwide that were detected by those outside of cyber security teams as of 2018
Characteristic
Percentage of attacks
Internally by our employee
74%
Externally by a peer/competitor in our industry
64%
White hats
59%
Law enforcement
51%
Externally by the media
50%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of attacks74%74%64%64%59%59%51%51%50%50%Internally by our employeeExternally by a peer/competitor in our industryWhite hatsLaw enforcementExternally by the media
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Accenture. (April 10, 2018). Percentage of healthcare cyber attacks worldwide that were detected by those outside of cyber security teams as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/979070/healthcare-cyber-attacks-detected-outside-of-cyber-security-teams/
Accenture. "Percentage of healthcare cyber attacks worldwide that were detected by those outside of cyber security teams as of 2018." Chart. April 10, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/979070/healthcare-cyber-attacks-detected-outside-of-cyber-security-teams/
Accenture. (2018). Percentage of healthcare cyber attacks worldwide that were detected by those outside of cyber security teams as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/979070/healthcare-cyber-attacks-detected-outside-of-cyber-security-teams/
Accenture. "Percentage of Healthcare Cyber Attacks Worldwide That Were Detected by Those outside of Cyber Security Teams as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/979070/healthcare-cyber-attacks-detected-outside-of-cyber-security-teams/
Accenture, Percentage of healthcare cyber attacks worldwide that were detected by those outside of cyber security teams as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/979070/healthcare-cyber-attacks-detected-outside-of-cyber-security-teams/ (last visited July 10, 2025)
Percentage of healthcare cyber attacks worldwide that were detected by those outside of cyber security teams as of 2018 [Graph], Accenture, April 10, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/979070/healthcare-cyber-attacks-detected-outside-of-cyber-security-teams/
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