50% of employees said they would inform the recipient if they made an email error, 44% would notify their IT team or line manager, 31% would tell a friend or colleague, and 9% admitted they wouldn't tell anyone.
50% of employees said they would inform the recipient if they made an email error, 44% would notify their IT team or line manager, 31% would tell a friend or colleague, and 9% admitted they wouldn't tell anyone. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Zivver in January 2025. The original data appears in The Widening Disconnect Between Email Security and Risk Management. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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50% of employees said they would inform the recipient if they made an email error, 44% would notify their IT team or line manager, 31% would tell a friend or colleague, and 9% admitted they wouldn't tell anyone. This data was published by Zivver.
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This statistic comes from The Widening Disconnect Between Email Security and Risk Management, published by Zivver on January 1, 2025. You can view the original report at https://www.zivver.com/hubfs/Campaigns/White%20Papers/GBL-24-T3-Email%20Security%20Trends%20Report%2025/Email%20Security%20Trends%202025%20The%20Widening%20Disconnect%20Between%20Email%20Security%20and%20Risk%20Management%20-%20V2.pdf.
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