Security News > 2021 > April > People are the weakest link in data breaches, but can they be held accountable?

At the same time, only one in six respondents expressed confidence in their organization's current security investments.

These findings are in line with another research which discloses that even with more investment in enterprise security programs, the cost to business from successful breaches and attacks continues to worsen.

A recent report shows that despite a 10% increase in security spending, the number of breaches in 2020 set a record, hitting a level greater than the previous 15 years combined.

Verizon's report says that nearly three and a half percent of users will still click on a malicious link in a phishing email, no matter what, showing that investments in increasing employees' cyber awareness and education can help but not stop organizations from potentially losing millions of dollars to hackers.

"We see examples all the time where individuals unknowingly click on something that looks legitimate and cause their organization to be a victim of a costly malware attack. But it's not their fault. Mistakes are human nature. Securing the click without burdening the user is the job of the security stack. The user should only be concerned about operating the business."

"Rooted in zero trust, remote browser isolation is critical technology that blocks nearly 90% of successful attacks before they are weaponized and can cause damage, and can save companies millions of dollars in ransomware, credential theft, and other damaging attacks."

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