"One-Third of Users Without Security Awareness Training Click on Phishing URLs"

New data shows that half of untrained users in the consulting, energy, and healthcare industries fall victim to phishing attacks. According to data gathered from the clients of the security awareness training provider KnowBe4, 32.4 percent of users will fall for a phishing attack if they have not received any official training. The disconnect is even more pronounced in some industries, such as consulting, energy and utilities, and healthcare and pharmaceuticals, where half of all untrained users fall victim to phishing attacks. The data was collected from 23.4 million simulated phishing tests performed at over 30,000 organizations, totaling 9.5 million users. This article continues to discuss some key findings from KnowBe4's 2022 Phishing By Industry Benchmarking report.

Dark Reading reports "One-Third of Users Without Security Awareness Training Click on Phishing URLs"