Report by KnowBe4
KnowBe4: 60% of UK Orgs Report Cyberattacks Beyond Email
Key Findings
60% of UK cybersecurity professionals say threats are already moving beyond email
66% of UK cybersecurity professionals believe employees are more likely to trust messages received through internal collaboration platforms
50% of UK organizations lack strong confidence in detecting threats across messaging and social platforms
Only 41% of organizations regularly train employees on threats beyond email
62% of cybersecurity professionals are seeing attacks move beyond email
Cybersecurity professionals report 83% confidence in their organization's ability to stop email-based attacks, compared with 61% for Teams, 51% for social media, 50% for SMS/WhatsApp and 40% for Slack
13% of cybersecurity professionals report their organization never trains users on Teams, Slack, or SMS threats
54% of UK cybersecurity professionals consider traditional phishing emails the biggest threat to their organization