According to a 2023 survey, about seven in ten Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) in the United States said human error is their organization's most significant cyber vulnerability. Meanwhile, in 2022, this share was around 50 percent, down from 75 percent in 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 2023
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Proofpoint. (May 23, 2022). Share of CISOs in companies in the United States in agreement that human error is their organization's biggest cyber vulnerability from 2021 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448350/ciso-human-error-organization-cyber-vulnerability-global/
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 2023." Chart. May 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448350/ciso-human-error-organization-cyber-vulnerability-global/
Proofpoint. (2022). Share of CISOs in companies in the United States in agreement that human error is their organization's biggest cyber vulnerability from 2021 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448350/ciso-human-error-organization-cyber-vulnerability-global/
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 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448350/ciso-human-error-organization-cyber-vulnerability-global/
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 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448350/ciso-human-error-organization-cyber-vulnerability-global/ (last visited July 22, 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 2023 [Graph], Proofpoint, May 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448350/ciso-human-error-organization-cyber-vulnerability-global/