Phishing prevention obstacles in global firms 2022

As of December 2022, almost four in 10 organizations worldwide named lack of automation a main obstacle to prevention and response to e-mail-based attacks. Lack of predictability and insufficient knowledge among staff followed, with more than 30 percent mentioning these as the main obstacles.

Most common obstacles in prevention and response to e-mail-based attacks in organizations worldwide as of December 2022

Characteristic	Share of organizations
Lack of automation	38%
Lack of predictability	34%
Lack of knowledge among staff	33%
Lack of proper security tools	32%
Lack of visibility	31%
Lack of personnel	29%
Lack of time	29%
Lack of budget	28%

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Release date

May 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2022

Number of respondents

1,350 respondents

Supplementary notes

The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "What are the main obstacles that prevent fast detection and response to post-delivery email threats in your organization?"

Survey participant organizations were from the U.S., Australia, India, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

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