This statistic presents the biggest organization endpoint security threats according to a survey of IT security professionals in the United States in 2016. During the survey period, the BYOD device practice was one of the biggest threats to endpoint security according to 56 percent of respondents.
What are the biggest threats to endpoint security in your organization?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Negligent or careless employees who do not follow security policies
81%
The number of employees and others using multiple mobile devices in the workplace has increased
61%
Employees' use of commercial cloud applications in the workplace
56%
There are more personal devices connected to the network (BYOD)
56%
Malware infections are more stealthy and difficult to detect
56%
The number of insecure mobile devices used in the workplace had increased significantly
50%
Attacker lateral movement once a gap in protection is compromised
42%
Unknown or previously unseen threats in my environment that are difficult to detect with legacy endpoint technology
37%
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Ponemon Institute, & CounterTack. (April 19, 2016). What are the biggest threats to endpoint security in your organization? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/241268/employee-activities-that-pose-the-greatest-risk-for-cyber-attacks/
Ponemon Institute, und CounterTack. "What are the biggest threats to endpoint security in your organization?." Chart. April 19, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/241268/employee-activities-that-pose-the-greatest-risk-for-cyber-attacks/
Ponemon Institute, CounterTack. (2016). What are the biggest threats to endpoint security in your organization?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/241268/employee-activities-that-pose-the-greatest-risk-for-cyber-attacks/
Ponemon Institute, and CounterTack. "What Are The Biggest Threats to Endpoint Security in Your Organization?." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/241268/employee-activities-that-pose-the-greatest-risk-for-cyber-attacks/
Ponemon Institute & CounterTack, What are the biggest threats to endpoint security in your organization? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/241268/employee-activities-that-pose-the-greatest-risk-for-cyber-attacks/ (last visited March 31, 2025)
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