Before exploring how to mitigate the human factors in cybersecurity, it’s essential to understand what this term means. The human factors of cybersecurity refer to the actions or events where human error leads to a successful hack or data breach. While it might seem that hackers primarily target weak points within a system, they often exploit vulnerabilities created by human mistakes.

According to Verizon’s 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report, human error accounted for 68% of data breaches. Sharing of passwords, poor patch management, double-clicking on unsafe URLs, and organizational access through a personal device are just a few human errors that lead to a security threat, many of which could be mitigated.

Source: IBM Security: Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024

Why should you care?

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