KnowBe4 - Why human vulnerabilities are a higher cyber security risk than software flaws

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Jonathan Greig at TechRepublic wrote an article based on recent Proofpoint research: "According to cybersecurity firm Proofpoint, the 'vast majority' of digital attacks aimed to exploit the "human factor" through phishing attempts and related efforts.

  • Most fraudulent emails used brand names like Dropbox and DocuSign to get users to click on malicious links.
  • Hacking attempts focused on human vulnerabilities in a system instead of lapses in software or hardware.

Cybersecurity firms and analysts have been sounding the alarm on vulnerabilities in most web-based systems, pointing to loopholes and lapses in security. But a recent report from Proofpoint, a cybersecurity firm, said most cyberattacks are designed to take advantage of human error instead of flaws in hardware or software.



from KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Blog https://blog.knowbe4.com/why-human-vulnerabilities-are-more-dangerous-to-your-business-than-software-flaws

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