Employee mistakes causing cyber incidents worldwide 2022

Published by Ani Petrosyan, Nov 10, 2024
A 2022 survey of information technology and cybersecurity professionals of worldwide organizations found that employees' poor password hygiene was the most common mistake that contributed to cyber incidents. Misuse of personal e-mail ranked second, with 78 percent of the respondents mentioning it.

Common mistakes by employees contributing to cyber incidents worldwide as of November 2022

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Release date

April 2023

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

October and November 2022

Number of respondents

1,700 respondents

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information technology and cybersecurity professionals

Supplementary notes

Survey respondents were from the following countries: U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Singapore and Australia.

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