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Four-in-ten employees sacked over email security breaches as firms tackle “truly staggering” increase in attacks

Four-in-ten employees sacked over email security breaches as firms tackle “truly staggering” increase in attacks

ITPro reports:

Nearly 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.

Research from cyber security firm Egress found that 94% of organizations globally have experienced a serious email security incident in the past 12 months.

The acceleration of email-based 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 attackers.

Read more at ITPro. The full Egress report, based on a survey of 500 cybersecurity experts from the U.K., U.S., and Australia, can be downloaded from Egress.