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'People aren’t perfect, and everyone knows it': Security experts still see humans as the biggest threat…

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  • Human error remains one of the biggest challenge to online security, according to industry leaders
  • 68% of security professionals cite human error, compared with just 55% for email-based scams
  • A worrying 80% of contributing factors in recent security incidents can be traced back to poor user practices or lack of training

New research into the challenges facing cybersecurity professionals has revealed the naked truth: that humans are considered the main challenge to security.

A new Kaseya survey of over 1,100 MSPs and IT professionals around the world uncovered a startling trend: that the risks posed by humans to their cybersecurity are considerable. Some 68% of respondents cited human error (including social engineering and distraction) as the most concerning attack vector over the next 12 months.

With the overwhelming majority of cybersecurity incidents attributable to human error, security suites and the teams that use them are increasingly focusing on ways to...

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