Employee mistakes causing cyber incidents worldwide 2022

Published by Ani Petrosyan, Aug 18, 2023
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

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Release date

April 2023

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

October and November 2022

Number of respondents

1,700 respondents

Special properties

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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