Since 2014, the Human Factor report has explored a simple premise: that people—not technology—are the most critical variable in today’s cyber threats.
In cybersecurity terms, 2021 was the breakout year when financially motivated cyber crime became a national security issue. It was also a year marked by ceaseless creativity from threat actors who worked to undermine digital defenses and take advantage of the many opportunities presented by an uncertain world.
After a year that changed the world, it turns out that some things stayed the same. Attackers remained as unscrupulous as ever, making protecting people from cyber threats an ongoing—and often fascinating—challenge.
This report dives deep into each of three facets of user risk: Vulnerability, Attacks and Privilege.
It examines key developments in the threat landscape. It explores the developing relationship between cyber criminal groups and what it means for the rest of us. And it explains how a people-centric defense can make users more resilient, mitigate attacks and manage privilege.
This report covers threats detected, mitigated and resolved during 2021 among Proofpoint deployments around the world, one of the largest, most diverse data sets in cybersecurity.
Watch this video to get key findings from this year’s report.
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/human-factor
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