Second edition of Tessian’s ‘Psychology of Human Error’ report reveals that people are falling for more advanced phishing scams – and the business stakes for mistakes are much higher
SAN FRANCISCO – March 29 2022 – Email security company Tessian reveals that one in four employees lost their job in the last 12 months, after making a mistake that compromised their company’s security. The new report, which explores why people make errors at work, also found that:
- Just over one in four respondents (26%) fell for a phishing email at work, in the last 12 months
- Two-fifths (40%) of employees sent an email to the wrong person, with almost one-third (29%) saying their business lost a client or customer because of the error
- Over one-third (36%) of employees have made a mistake at work that compromised security and fewer are reporting their mistakes to IT
When asked why these mistakes happened, half of employees said they had sent emails to the wrong person because they were under pressure to send the email quickly – up from 34% reported by Tessian in its 2020 study -…
