A 2024 survey of end users and IT professionals worldwide revealed that the users who represented the most risk online were those who had business privilege and access to critical data. Click happy users and users who consistently failed to complete training assignment followed, each highlighted by 56 percent of respondents.
End users who represent the most risk online worldwide in 2024
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Users who have business privilege and access to critical data
63%
Users who are click happy
56%
Users who consistently fail to complete training assignment
Data is based on a survey of 7,500 end users and 1,050 IT security professionals across 15 countries worldwide. Moreover, the source examined 183 million simulated phishing messages sent by its customers and over 24 million user-reported emails to uncover user vulnerability, behavior change, and risk.
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