New survey finds that password hygiene amongst cybersecurity leaders is lacking
Constella Intelligence research reveals that one in four cybersecurity leaders use the same passwords for both work and personal use; more than half experience account takeover first-hand
Constella Intelligence (“Constella”), Digital Risk Protection leader, released the results of “Cyber Risk in Today’s Hyperconnected World,” a survey that unlocks the behaviors and tendencies that characterize how vigilant organizations’ leaders are when it comes to reducing cyber vulnerability, allowing the industry to better understand how social media is leveraged as an attack vector and how leaders are responding to this challenge.
The findings from Constella’s survey, which polled over 100 global cybersecurity leaders, senior-level to C-suite, across all major industries, including financial services, technology, healthcare, retail, and telecommunications, revealed that 57% have suffered an account takeover (ATO) attack in their personal lives—most frequently through email (52%), followed by LinkedIn (31%) and Facebook (26%). About one in four (24%) respondents have used the same password for both work and personal use, while the survey also found that nearly half (45%) of cybersecurity leaders are putting themselves at risk by connecting to public Wi-Fi without using a VPN.