A recent report reveals that according to the baseline testing conducted, without security training, across all industries, 33.1% of employees are likely to click on a suspicious link or comply with a fraudulent request. The increase year-over-year was under one full percentage point and demonstrates the risk associated with a lacking security culture.
The new 2023 Phishing by Industry Benchmarking Report, released by KnowBe4, measures an organization’s Phish-prone Percentage (PPP), which indicates how many of their employees are likely to fall for phishing or a social engineering scam.