7 industries ranked on perception of data security

There have been several high profile data breaches in recent years in healthcare and other industries. Which sectors do consumers think are most likely to suffer a data breach?

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Here are 28 statistics on how likely consumers feel data breaches are in seven different industries, according to the 2015 Unisys Security Insights Survey.

Retail
•    A breach is likely: 44 percent
•    A beach is unlikely: 19 percent
•    This type of organization doesn’t hold their personal data: 13 percent
•    Don’t know: 24 percent

Government
•    A breach is likely: 39 percent
•    A beach is unlikely: 29 percent
•    This type of organization doesn’t hold their personal data: 4 percent
•    Don’t know: 28 percent

Telecommunications
•    A breach is likely: 35 percent
•    A beach is unlikely: 41 percent
•    This type of organization doesn’t hold their personal data: 8 percent
•    Don’t know: 32 percent

Healthcare
•    A breach is likely: 28 percent
•    A beach is unlikely: 41 percent
•    This type of organization doesn’t hold their personal data: 5 percent
•    Don’t know: 26 percent

Airlines
•    A breach is likely: 25 percent
•    A beach is unlikely: 25 percent
•    This type of organization doesn’t hold their personal data: 25 percent
•    Don’t know: 25 percent

Banks
•    A breach is likely: 24 percent
•    A beach is unlikely: 44 percent
•    This type of organization doesn’t hold their personal data: 5 percent
•    Don’t know: 27 percent
Utilities
•    A breach is likely: 21 percent
•    A beach is unlikely: 41 percent
•    This type of organization doesn’t hold their personal data: 10 percent
•    Don’t know: 28 percent

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