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title: "Ready for Trouble? Key Cybersecurity Stats"
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**47 percent** said they experienced a hacking attempt weekly.

**82 percent** said their board is either concerned or very concerned about cybersecurity.

**43 percent** said their organization’s executive team demonstrates support for cybersecurity by following good security practices themselves.

**42 percent** said they are comfortable with their cybersecurity team’s ability to detect and respond to incidents, but only for simple issues.

**53 percent** said they are concerned or very concerned about the security threat presented by the internet of things.

**74 percent** said it is likely or very likely their organization will experience a cyberattack in 2016.

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[Mark Athitakis](https://associationsnow.com/author/mark-athitakis/)

Mark Athitakis, a contributing editor for Associations Now, has written on nonprofits, the arts, and leadership for a variety of publications. He is a coauthor of The Dumbest Moments in Business History and hopes you never qualify for the sequel.

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