A 2022 survey of information technology and cybersecurity professionals of worldwide organizations found that employees' poor password hygiene was the most common mistake that contributed to cyber incidents. Misuse of personal e-mail ranked second, with 78 percent of the respondents mentioning it.
Common mistakes by employees contributing to cyber incidents worldwide as of November 2022
information technology and cybersecurity professionals
Supplementary notes
Survey respondents were from the following countries: U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Saudi Arabia,
the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Singapore and Australia.
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