KnowBe4 Unveils New Phishing Benchmark Data and Showcases Most At-Risk Industries>
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KnowBe4, provider of the world’s largest new-school security awareness and simulated phishing platform, released a breakthrough study of phishing statistics for top industries, showing small insurance companies have the highest percentage of “Phish-prone” employees in the small to midâsize organization category. Not-for-profit organizations take the lead in large organizations (1,000 or more employees). The study shows these types of organizations rank higher (in the low thirty percentiles) than the overall average of twenty seven percent across all industries and size organizations. Large business services organizations had the lowest Phish-prone benchmark at nineteen percent. Top 3 – Insurance – Manufacturing – Technology According to Sjouwerman (pronounced “shower-man”), “Ninety-eight percent of cyber-attacks rely on social engineering and email phishing is the bad guys’ preferred method. Attackers go for the low-hanging fruit: humans. Humans are the de-facto No. 1 choice for cybercriminals seeking to gain access into an organization. New-school security awareness training which includes frequent simulated social engineering testing is a proven method to dramatically slash an organization’s Phish-prone percentage. Effectively managing this problem requires commitment and C-level buy-in, but it can be done and isn’t difficult.”
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