With the human element being the reason behind a whopping 82% of data breaches, according to a recent Verizon study, employees are the weakest link when it comes to organizational cybersecurity. However, marketing, C-suite and IT department employees are at the highest risk for cyberattacks, according to NordLocker.
Being the company’s outward-facing voice, marketers are an easy target for cybercriminals. Typically the email addresses and other contact information of marketers are available and easily accessible, making them low-hanging fruit for hackers to leverage in a phishing attack.