Security experts identify human error as the primary threat to business

A recent survey by Kaseya involving over 1,100 IT professionals reveals that human error remains the most significant challenge to organizational cybersecurity. Approximately 68% of respondents identified human mistakes, including social engineering and distraction, as their primary concern for the coming year, surpassing threats like email-based scams. The report highlights that 80% of security incidents are linked to poor user practices or insufficient training. Despite these risks, 77% of IT departments report being under-resourced, with only 20% seeing budget growth that matches rising threats. David Baggett, SVP at Kaseya, suggests that since human error is inevitable, organizations must shift their focus toward building cyber resilience. Rather than attempting to eliminate mistakes entirely, companies should engineer systems that can withstand human fallibility, ensuring that security protocols account for the reality of user behavior.