{"id":204870,"date":"2022-10-05T11:04:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T09:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=204870"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:24:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:24:23","slug":"cyberattacks-shocking-stats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/cyberattacks-shocking-stats\/","title":{"rendered":"Businesses are losing against cyberattacks as shocking stats are released"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We frequently hear about new cyberattacks in the news, but the effects these attacks have on businesses are astronomical. Despite more businesses using measures such as Atlas VPN, proxies, and other security measures, the<strong> frequency of cyber attacks is climbing<\/strong>, and especially small and <strong>medium-sized businesses are suffering<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Atlas VPN\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-xl,f_auto\/p\/c6c9560c-51ea-416d-b049-a0c48660b4f4\/2876054029\/atlas-vpn-Atlas%20VPN-icn.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Atlas VPN<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/atlas-vpn.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/atlas-vpn.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2022 US Cybersecurity Census <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keeper.io\/hubfs\/Reports\/2022-US-Cybersecurity-Census.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"report has been released\">report has been released<\/a>. It <strong>illuminates just how bad these losses are<\/strong>, with 37% of businesses reporting that they lose over $100 000 per successful attack. This percentage is broken down into <strong>22% of businesses reporting<\/strong> losses <strong>higher than $100 000<\/strong>, with 11% of businesses losing between $500 000 and $999 999 and <strong>4% claiming to have lost more than a million<\/strong> from successful cyber attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As if the above statistics weren\u2019t bad enough, the report also stated that businesses <strong>face approximately 42 cyberattacks<\/strong> annually. Out of those attacks, about <strong>three are successful<\/strong>. One cyber-attack can cause significant damage, and more than one can cause a catastrophe, especially for small and medium-sized businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from the major financial losses that successful cyber attacks cause, businesses also have to<strong> deal with other damages<\/strong>. 31% of businesses reported <strong>disruptions in partner and customer operations<\/strong>, and 28% reported <strong>damages to reputation<\/strong> and theft of confidential financial information. 24% had to manage <strong>supply chain disruptions<\/strong>, with 23% experiencing a <strong>major disruption of business operations<\/strong>. Furthermore, 19% of businesses noted a <strong>loss of business contracts<\/strong>, while money theft was present in 18% of companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/cyberattacks-stats-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"cyberattacks stats\" class=\"wp-image-204876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/cyberattacks-stats-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/cyberattacks-stats-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/cyberattacks-stats-2-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/cyberattacks-stats-2-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/cyberattacks-stats-2-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/cyberattacks-stats-2-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/cyberattacks-stats-2-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/cyberattacks-stats-2-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/cyberattacks-stats-2-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/cyberattacks-stats-2-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/cyberattacks-stats-2-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/cyberattacks-stats-2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/cyberattacks-stats-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>More worrying than all these statistics is that <strong>48% of businesses were aware<\/strong> of the successful cyberattack but <strong>did not report it<\/strong> to the appropriate authorities. This significant lack of transparency causes further damage to the company\u2019s reputation and can make these attacks more dangerous and prevalent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Businesses are doing more to <strong>improve their cybersecurity<\/strong>, such as using VPNs, proxies, and stronger security protocols. However, this isn\u2019t enough if a business can\u2019t also be transparent about attacks. Therefore a data security and response plan is essential for any business. Remember, it&#8217;s best to always ensure you <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/easy-free-ways-to-be-safe-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"remain safe online\">remain safe online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We frequently hear about new cyberattacks in the news, but the effects these attacks have on businesses are astronomical. Despite more businesses using measures such as Atlas VPN, proxies, and other security measures, the frequency of cyber attacks is climbing, and especially small and medium-sized businesses are suffering.&nbsp; The 2022 US Cybersecurity Census report has &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/cyberattacks-shocking-stats\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Businesses are losing against cyberattacks as shocking stats are released&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9221,"featured_media":204873,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[3691],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-204870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionatlas-vpn"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9221"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204870"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":323085,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204870\/revisions\/323085"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204870"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=204870"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=204870"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=204870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}