Did you know about these interesting network security facts?

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Individual failure causes 95% of all network breaches.

According to (Novo, 2023), IBM’s Cyber Security Intelligence Index Report, which is a yearly report that helps with understanding the internet threat environment, almost all effective network breaches are caused by accidental human error or inaction.  The general errors people make include using poor passwords or unintentionally downloading attachments programmed with viruses.

90% of network attacks are malware emails.

In an Enterprise Phishing Susceptibility Report, which calculates the chances of employees falling for malware attacks, PhishMe, a security awareness training simulation, transmitted 40 million reproduced phishing emails to 1,000 companies to check the amount of users that would respond.  The test found that 9 out of 10 effective cyber attacks can be detected back to phishing scams.  The worst part is these attacks are increasing.

Within the United States, phishing efforts increased substantially from 2019 to 2020.  In fact, phishing was the most widespread type of illegal online activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the FBI.  Looking like someone you may know, phishing emails try to mislead people into downloading attachments with viruses or giving away passwords.

One simple method to find a decoy is by looking at the “sender” email address.  Scammers usually have odd symbols or numbers in their address, which you’ll want to tell your cybersecurity team about and take out of your inbox right away.  Other common signs are odd fonts, bright colors, and incorrectly spelled words.

 

 

Reference-

 

Novo, Paula. “Top 10 Cybersecurity Facts and Stats in 2025.” High Speed Options, 4 Oct. 2023, https://www.highspeedoptions.com/resources/insights/10-cybersecurity-facts-and-stats. Accessed 24 May 2025.