A 2022 survey of working adults and IT security professionals worldwide revealed that six in 10 respondents knew that a familiar company brand doesn't make an e-mail safe. Furthermore, around half of the respondents knew that a link or an attachment could affect computers beyond theirs. The same survey found that only around 30 percent of respondents knew that their company could not automatically block all malicious e-mails.
Awareness of advanced e-mail security concepts among working adults worldwide as of 2022
Characteristic
Share of companies
Know a familiar company brand doesn't make an e-mail safe
56%
Know a link or attachment can affect computers beyond theirs
51%
Know their e-mail provider can't automatically block all malicious e-mails
42%
Know exchanging multiple e-mails doesn't mean a sender is safe
42%
Know that files stored in the cloud are not always safe
39%
Know internal e-mails at work are not always safe
38%
Know an e-mail link might not match the website it goes to
37%
Know their company can't automatically block all malicious e-mails
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