Human error remains the top cybersecurity vulnerability in 2025, with 66% of CISOs citing people as their greatest risk.
Human error remains the top cybersecurity vulnerability in 2025, with 66% of CISOs citing people as their greatest risk. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Proofpoint in August 2025. It covers topics including CISOs, Human error, Insider threat. The original data appears in 2025 Voice of the CISO. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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Human error remains the top cybersecurity vulnerability in 2025, with 66% of CISOs citing people as their greatest risk. This data was published by Proofpoint and covers CISOs, Human error, Insider threat.
Where does this data come from?
This statistic comes from 2025 Voice of the CISO, published by Proofpoint on August 26, 2025. You can view the original report at https://www.proofpoint.com/us/resources/white-papers/voice-of-the-ciso-report.
What cybersecurity topics does this cover?
This statistic relates to CISOs, Human error, Insider threat. Browse more statistics on CISOs or from Proofpoint.