According to a 2024 survey, 66 percent of respondents among Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) in the United States said human error is their organization's most significant cyber vulnerability. This represents a slight decrease compared with the previous year.
Share of CISOs in companies in the United States in agreement that human error is their organization's biggest cyber vulnerability from 2021 to 2024
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Proofpoint. (March 15, 2024). Share of CISOs in companies in the United States in agreement that human error is their organization's biggest cyber vulnerability from 2021 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448350/ciso-human-error-organization-cyber-vulnerability-global/
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Proofpoint. (2024). Share of CISOs in companies in the United States in agreement that human error is their organization's biggest cyber vulnerability from 2021 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448350/ciso-human-error-organization-cyber-vulnerability-global/
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Proofpoint, Share of CISOs in companies in the United States in agreement that human error is their organization's biggest cyber vulnerability from 2021 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448350/ciso-human-error-organization-cyber-vulnerability-global/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Share of CISOs in companies in the United States in agreement that human error is their organization's biggest cyber vulnerability from 2021 to 2024 [Graph], Proofpoint, March 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448350/ciso-human-error-organization-cyber-vulnerability-global/
