According to a 2023 survey, Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) in the United Kingdom and France overwhelmingly agreed that human error was their organization's biggest cyber vulnerability. By contrast, countries such as Germany and South Korea have a more positive outlook on their employees compared to the global average of 60 percent.
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Proofpoint. (May 23, 2022). Percentage of CISOs in agreement that human error is their organization's biggest cyber vulnerability worldwide in 2023, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259552/ciso-human-error-organization-cyber-vulnerability-by-country/
Proofpoint. "Percentage of CISOs in agreement that human error is their organization's biggest cyber vulnerability worldwide in 2023, by country." Chart. May 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259552/ciso-human-error-organization-cyber-vulnerability-by-country/
Proofpoint. (2022). Percentage of CISOs in agreement that human error is their organization's biggest cyber vulnerability worldwide in 2023, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259552/ciso-human-error-organization-cyber-vulnerability-by-country/
Proofpoint. "Percentage of Cisos in Agreement That Human Error Is Their Organization's Biggest Cyber Vulnerability Worldwide in 2023, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259552/ciso-human-error-organization-cyber-vulnerability-by-country/
Proofpoint, Percentage of CISOs in agreement that human error is their organization's biggest cyber vulnerability worldwide in 2023, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259552/ciso-human-error-organization-cyber-vulnerability-by-country/ (last visited July 16, 2024)
Percentage of CISOs in agreement that human error is their organization's biggest cyber vulnerability worldwide in 2023, by country [Graph], Proofpoint, May 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259552/ciso-human-error-organization-cyber-vulnerability-by-country/