Last year, Verizon’s data breaches report showed that “human error” was the only factor with year-over-year increases in reported incidents. The average cost of data breaches from human error stands at $3.33 million, according to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2020. Even big companies and government entities have fallen victim to data breaches caused by human error.Then COVID-19 came along and forced much of the world to work remotely, making the human error problem a greater threat now more than ever.Some of the biggest problems with human error include negligence, lack of awareness and poor access control. To fix the human error problem, companies must focus on these details with the understanding that people can be your organization’s strongest asset in strengthening cybersecurity when equipped with the right tools and knowledge.NegligenceAccording to a report, employee negligence is the biggest cybersecurity threat to U.S. companies. People make mistakes. That’s inevitable. And some of these mistakes can be very costly.Organizations must focus on preventing such lapses and slips from taking place. That’s why cybersecurity experts are rethinking the ..
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