In 2024, 93% of EU enterprises applied at least 1 measure to ensure integrity, availability and confidentiality of their data and ICT systems.
This information comes from data on ICT usage and e-commerce in enterprises published by Eurostat today. The article presents a handful of findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained article on ICT security in enterprises.
Source dataset: isoc_cisce_ra
The most common security measure used by enterprises was strong password authentication (84%), followed by data backup to a separate location (79%) and network access control (65%). The least common measure was authentication via biometric methods(18%).
Source dataset: isoc_cisce_ra
Looking at national level, the highest share of enterprises which used at least 3 ICT security measures were registered in Finland (93%), followed by Denmark (90%), the Netherlands and Germany (both 87%). By contrast, enterprises in Greece (52%), Bulgaria and Romania (both 53%) reported the lowest share.
Source: Eurostat, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/product?code=ddn-20241212-1
