| Characteristic | Share of respondents |
|---|---|
| Use work device for personal activities | 29% |
| Reuse or share password | 26% |
| Connect without using VPN at a public place | 26% |
| Respond to a message (email or SMS text) from someone I don’t know | 24% |
| Access inappropriate website | 20% |
| Click on links or download attachments from someone I don’t know | 19% |
| Share work device with friends or family | 16% |
| Call an unfamiliar phone number in an urgent email | 13% |
| Tailgating: allow others to enter the office without badging in | 11% |
| Upload sensitive data to unproven third-party cloud | 10% |
| Give credentials to untrustworthy source | 9% |
| Have never taken a risky action | 29% |
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Release date
March 2024
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Region
Worldwide
Survey time period
2024
Number of respondents
7,500 respondents
Supplementary notes
Data is based on a survey of 7,500 end users and 1,050 IT security professionals across 15 countries worldwide. Moreover, the source examined 183 million simulated phishing messages sent by its customers and over 24 million user-reported emails to uncover user vulnerability, behavior change, and risk.
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