Incidents relating to the human element surged by 90%.

December 13, 2025

Incidents relating to the human element surged by 90%. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by KnowBe4 in December 2025. It covers topics including Human Risk, Security Incidents. The original data appears in The State of Human Risk 2025. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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Published on 12/10/2025

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Incidents relating to the human element surged by 90%. This data was published by KnowBe4 and covers Human Risk, Security Incidents.

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This statistic comes from The State of Human Risk 2025, published by KnowBe4 on December 13, 2025. You can view the original report at https://www.knowbe4.com/hubfs/0475_Human-Risk-Report_Dec-2025.pdf.

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Incidents relating to the human element surged by 90%.

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