Fourinten employees sacked over email security breaches as firms tackle truly staggering increase in attacks ITPro

pWhen you purchase through links on our site we may earn an affiliate commission Heres how it worksppLax email security practices are prompting cyber leaders to take drastic action against staff who are duped by cyber criminalsppNearly half of workers responsible for email security breaches over the last year have been sacked according to new search as cyber leaders begin taking a tougher stance amid a surge in attacks ppResearch from cyber security firm Egress found that 94 of organizations globally have experienced a serious email security incident in the past 12 monthsppThe acceleration of emailbased security threats researchers said has cyber security leaders stressed about risks and has prompted practitioners to impose harsh consequences on staff who fall prey to attackersppIn particular the report highlighted an increase in phishing attacks against organizations last year with security leaders reporting a 10 surge in this attack methodppppInside the NCSCs plan to create a national threat tracking ATeamThis malware is trying to steal your AWS keys and moreCISO job satisfaction is plummeting and some are considering quitting altogetherppHuman error was also pinpointed as a leading factor in many email security breaches the report saidppJack Chapman VP of threat intelligence at Egress said the study highlights the continued threats faced by firms worldwide and the increasingly sophisticated techniques employed by cyber criminalsppOrganizations continue to face vulnerabilities when it comes to advanced phishing attacks human error and data exfiltration he saidpp58 of organizations have experienced account takeover incidents in the last 12 months and 79 of these started with a phishing email that harvested an employees credentials so its no wonder that phishing attacks and compromised accounts are causing concern for our cyber security leadersppBosses are now beginning to take a tougher stance on employees caught out by phishing attacks the study foundppJust over half of employees caught out by phishing attacks were disciplined over the last year Egress said while fourinten were firedppAround onequarter left their roles voluntarily after falling victim to a phishing attackppppGet an understanding of the tactics used in phishing attacks and prevent costly data breaches

DOWNLOAD NOWppIn outbound email incidents two thirds of those affected were disciplined let go or chose to leave the organizationppThe strict reaction from some cyber security leaders can at least in part be explained by the fact that email security breaches continue to have farreaching consequences for businesses Egress saidppBusinesses typically incur significant financial losses in the wake of an incident along with customer churn the report said Reputational damage was also a major issue experienced by affected organizations in both inbound and outbound incidents it addedppNearly threequarters 61 of security leaders told Egress that the use of AI tools among cyber criminals has become a key concern in recent months ppThis trend is expected to continue well into 2024 and beyond the study said with leaders expecting attackers to finetune their capabilities through these toolsppThe use of AI by cyber criminals is also at the front of our leaders minds and rightly so said ChapmanppWhile its currently impossible to actually prove chatbots are being used to create phishing attacks cyber criminals generally take every advantage they can getppReceive our latest news industry updates featured resources and more Sign up today to receive our FREE report on AI cyber crime security newly updated for 2023ppEmma Woollacott is a freelance journalist writing for publications including the BBC Private Eye Forbes Raconteur and specialist technology titlesppThree Kent councils grapple with cyber incidents as services knocked offlineppBurp Suite review A highly functional tool your business should learn aboutppGPU memory vulnerability could allow hackers to access LLM responses and Apple Qualcomm and AMD products were all at riskppBy Daniel Todd18 January 2024ppBy George Fitzmaurice18 January 2024ppBy Solomon Klappholz18 January 2024ppBy Steve Ranger18 January 2024ppBy Steve Ranger17 January 2024ppBy Steve Ranger17 January 2024ppBy Solomon Klappholz17 January 2024ppBy Daniel Todd17 January 2024ppBy George Fitzmaurice17 January 2024ppBy Emma Woollacott17 January 2024ppBy Solomon Klappholz17 January 2024pp
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