A survey conducted in April 2020 revealed that the largest share of employees worldwide that had clicked on phishing email links were aged between 31 and 40 years old. Although those over 51 were the least likely to have clicked on a phishing email, these older employees were also twice as likely to be unaware of what a phishing email was.
Employees that click on phishing emails in 2020, by age
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