The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "What are the main obstacles that prevent fast detection and response to post-delivery email threats in your organization?"
Survey participant organizations were from the U.S., Australia, India, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
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Obstacles for global companies in preventing phishing attacks 2022
As of December 2022, almost four in 10 organizations worldwide named lack of automation a main obstacle to prevention and response to e-mail-based attacks. Lack of predictability and insufficient knowledge among staff followed, with more than 30 percent mentioning these as the main obstacles.
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