Weakest link in IT security
91 %
of worldwide cyberattacks start with a phishing Email.
70 %
of cyberattacks use a combination of phishing and hacking.
Legal Compliance and
Gross Negligence
€20
million or up to 4% of annual global turnover as a fine, whichever of both is highest.
147
Average number of active lawsuits for $1 billion-plus companies.
Human Error
51 %
of employees believe that safeguarding corporate information is not their responsibility
Symantec: The Silver Lining – Protecting Corporate Information in the Cloud
Symantec: The Silver Lining – Protecting Corporate Information in the Cloud
75 %
of attacks traced to weak or stolen credentials
Verizon, 2013 Data Breach Investigations Report
Verizon, 2013 Data Breach Investigations Report
58 %
of workers admit to have accidentally sent sensitive information to the wrong person
HIPAA Secure Now, “A look at the cost of healthcare data breaches,” Art Gross, March 30, 2012
HIPAA Secure Now, “A look at the cost of healthcare data breaches,” Art Gross, March 30, 2012
79 %
of employees admit to engaging in risky behavior, intentionally or unintentionally
Symantec: The Silver Lining – Protecting Corporate Information in the Cloud
Symantec: The Silver Lining – Protecting Corporate Information in the Cloud
63 %
of confirmed data breaches involved weak, default or stolen passwords
87 %
of senior managers admit to regularly unloading working files to a personal Email or cloud account
Stroz-Friedberg: On the Pulse Information Security in American Business
Stroz-Friedberg: On the Pulse Information Security in American Business
66 %
of employees use personal devices for work purposes
CIB The Future of Corporate ITL: 2013-2017, 2013
CIB The Future of Corporate ITL: 2013-2017, 2013
95 %
of IT professionals are very aware of the increased risks
Security
58 %
of businesses have experienced data loss in the past year
Spanning: Making SaaS data Protection A Priority Before It's Too Late
Spanning: Making SaaS data Protection A Priority Before It's Too Late
89 %
in 2016 of all attacks involve financial or espionage motivations
70 %
of compromised attacks in 2017 were fileless
91 %
of cyberattacks start with a phishing email
Phishing
16 %
of recipients opened phishing messages
50 %
of those who open and click on attachments do so within the first hour
30 %
of phishing messages were opened in 2016 – up from 23% in the 2015 report
56 %
said that targeted phishing attacks were the top security threat they faced
