According to the 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report, the number of data breaches last year involving a human element is the same number reported the previous year, 68 percent. The problem hasn’t gotten worse nor has it gotten better.
The biggest security weak spots are organic, not digital, writes Dennis Scimeca. Employees present the largest holes in cybersecurity systems and are arguably the most difficult ones to plug.
Source: Industry Week, May 3, 2024. Link. Scimera comments on social media, phishing and routine training to help reduce cyber threats.
If people spent more than a mere minute wondering why they’re being asked and by whom to click a link, fewer people might fall for <scams>.”