30% of organisations cite cyber incidents as their biggest cause of IT downtime over the last 12 months, ahead of hardware failure at 19%.
30% of organisations cite cyber incidents as their biggest cause of IT downtime over the last 12 months, ahead of hardware failure at 19%. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Databarracks in June 2026. It covers topics including IT Downtime, Hardware Failure, Cybersecurity, Cyber Incidents. The original data appears in Data Health Check 2026. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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30% of organisations cite cyber incidents as their biggest cause of IT downtime over the last 12 months, ahead of hardware failure at 19%. This data was published by Databarracks and covers IT Downtime, Hardware Failure, Cybersecurity, Cyber Incidents.
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This statistic comes from Data Health Check 2026, published by Databarracks on June 28, 2026. You can view the original report at https://www.databarracks.com/resources/data-health-check-2026/.
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This statistic relates to IT Downtime, Hardware Failure, Cybersecurity, Cyber Incidents. Browse more statistics on IT Downtime or from Databarracks.