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“PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN ERROR” COULD HELP BUSINESSES PREVENT SECURITY BREACHES

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Several organizations are concerned about human errors that cause accidental
exposure of a company’s critical data. A joint study from Stanford University
Professor Jeff Hancock and security firm Tessian revealed that nine in 10 (88%)
data breach incidents are caused by employees’ mistakes. The study “Psychology
of Human Error” highlighted that employees are unwilling to admit to their
mistakes if organizations judge them severely.

Understanding the psychology behind human errors helps organizations to know how
to prevent mistakes before they turn into data leaks. According to the study,
nearly 50% of the employees stated that they are “very” or “pretty” certain they
have made an error at work that could have led to security issues to their
company.


YOUNG V/S OLD EMPLOYEES

The study also revealed that younger employees are five times more likely to
admit to errors, while 50% of employees aged between 18-30 years stated they
have made mistakes compared to 10% of workers aged over 51.

“For older generations, self-presentation and respect in the workplace is hugely
important. They may be more reluctant to admit they have made a mistake because
they do not want to lose face. Businesses, therefore, need to deshame the
reporting of mistakes,” Hancock said.


YOUNG EMPLOYEES ARE EASY TO PHISH

The study highlighted that one in four employees (25%) said they have clicked on
a phishing email at work. Men are twice as likely as women to fall for phishing
scams, with 34% of male respondents stating that they have clicked on a
malicious link in a phishing email compared to 17% of women.

Surprisingly, older employees are less vulnerable to phishing scams. Only 8% of
workers aged over 51 said they clicked on a phishing link. Around 32% of
31-40-year-old employees admitted the same. “The older generation have, in many
ways, the potential tools and mindsets needed for detecting phishing attacks.
They have more life experience, and they tend to have strong, close networks,
which means they are good at detecting when something does not ‘feel’ quite
right. But if you are less experienced with these kinds of attacks, they are
going to be harder for you to spot,” Hancock added.

OTHER FINDINGS INCLUDE:

 * Nearly 45% of respondents cited distraction as the top reason for falling for
   a phishing scam.
 * 57% of remote workers admit they are more distracted when working from home.
 * The top reasons for clicking on phishing emails are the perceived legitimacy
   of the email (43%) and the fact that it appeared to have come from either a
   senior executive (41%) or a well-known brand (40%).

“Your employees are focused on the job you hired them to do and when faced with
to-do lists, distractions, and pressure to get things done quickly, cognitive
loads become overwhelming and mistakes can happen,” the study report concluded.



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