Security News > 2021 > February > Why Human Error is #1 Cyber Security Threat to Businesses in 2021
While technical solutions like spam filters and mobile device management systems are important for protecting end-users, with the number of threats and the multitude of systems and communications through which staff performs work, the one unifying risk factor that has to be addressed to improve fundamentally, security is the role of human error.
Almost all successful cyber breaches share one variable in common: human error.
Human error can manifest in a multitude of ways: from failing to install software security updates in time to having weak passwords and giving up sensitive information to phishing emails.
One of the IBM study's key findings was that human error was a major contributing cause in 95% of all breaches.
Since human error plays such a vast role in cyber breaches, addressing it is key to reducing your business's chances of being successfully targeted.
Mitigation of human error must be key to cyber business security in 2021.
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