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. (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: May 09, 2025. 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 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448350/ciso-human-error-organization-cyber-vulnerability-global/
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