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Mentions of cybersecurity increased by a CAGR of 26% in the apparel industry since 2020

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The global apparel industry experienced a 26% rise in compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in company filings mentions of cybersecurity since 2020. Key companies in terms of mentions include Amazon.com, Kering, and Walmart, according to GlobalData’s analysis of over 1,050 apparel company filings.

Top five companies by mentions of cybersecurity in the global apparel industry since 2020  

Of the 50 leading companies in the apparel industry, Dollar Tree had the highest year-on-year increase in references to cybersecurity in 2022. GlobalData identified 26 cybersecurity related sentences in the company's filings in 2022, 1% of all sentences. Meanwhile, CK Hutchison had the highest year-on-year increase in references for cybersecurity in 2021. GlobalData identified 56 cybersecurity related sentences in the company's filings in 2021, 3% of all sentences.

Company filings sentiment related to cybersecurity in the global apparel industry since 2020

GlobalData’s Company Filings Analytics also applies a sentiment weight to reference sentences, based on how positive the sentiment has turned. Sentiment score is based on the level of positivity on a scale of 0 to 1. The average sentiment score for cybersecurity in 2022 was 0.32, which was less positive compared to the average industry sentiment of 0.67.

GlobalData, the leading provider of industry intelligence, provided the underlying data, research, and analysis used to produce this article. 

Global Data’s Company Filings Analytics uses machine learning to uncover key insights and track sentiment across millions of regulatory filings and other corporate disclosures for thousands of companies across the world’s largest industries.  

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