According to a 2024 survey, ** percent of respondents among Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) in the United States said human error is their organization's most significant cyber vulnerability. This represents a slight decrease compared with the previous year.
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Proofpoint. (March 15, 2024). Share of CISOs in companies in the United States in agreement that human error is their organization's biggest cyber vulnerability from 2021 to 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 16, 2026, from /statistics/1448350/ciso-human-error-organization-cyber-vulnerability-global/
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Share of CISOs in companies in the United States in agreement that human error is their organization's biggest cyber vulnerability from 2021 to 2024 [Graph], Proofpoint, March 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1448350/ciso-human-error-organization-cyber-vulnerability-global/
