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The Widening Disconnect Between Email Security and Risk Management

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20% of IT leaders say outbound email threats presents a big risk in their organization in terms of potential data loss

48% of IT leaders prioritize employee and awareness programs for email security investment.

43% of IT leaders prioritize phishing prevention for email security investment.

49% of employees in Germany say they frequently use IT policy workarounds to “get the job done” and save time or effort.

54% of employees in Belgium say they frequently use IT policy workarounds to “get the job done” and save time or effort.

53% of employees in legal services say they frequently use IT policy workarounds to “get the job done” and save time or effort.

60% of employees in financial services say they frequently use IT policy workarounds to “get the job done” and save time or effort.

59% of employees in healthcare say they frequently use IT policy workarounds to “get the job done” and save time or effort.

33% of employees say online training that uses real-life scenarios, prompts and notifications at the relevant time is the most engaging/effective email security training format

23% of employees say classroom training is the most engaging/effective email security training format

16% of employees say group training sessions over Zoom/Teams is the most engaging/effective email security training format

Employees frequently send the wrong attachment (33%), misaddress emails to unintended recipients (32%), or misuse CC and BCC fields (20%). These mistakes are more likely to happen when employees are tight on time (54%), when they are stressed (40%), or when they feel overwhelmed by too many messages (40%).

55% of employees in government say they frequently use IT policy workarounds to “get the job done” and save time or effort.

Malicious attacks, or “inbound” threats, are considered the biggest threat vector to email amongst IT leaders, with 47% stating that inbound threats are a bigger concern to them than outbound email security

Phishing continues to dominate as one of the most prevalent and sophisticated cyber threats, accounting for over 80% of reported security incidents in 2024

56% of IT leaders in Netherlands admit that employee mistakes in outbound emails result in more significant data loss than malicious inbound attacks.

62% of IT leaders in Belgium admit that employee mistakes in outbound emails result in more significant data loss than malicious inbound attacks.

68% of IT leaders in France agree that outbound email security doesn’t get as much attention beyond compliance, but it is the silent security killer

38% of IT leaders rank "employee misunderstanding of security policies" among their top vulnerabilities, while 60% of employees report using workarounds to bypass policy measures, highlighting a potential gap between IT leaders’ assumptions and the reality on the ground

33% of IT leaders say increase in data access points is among the biggest security vulnerabilities in organizations

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