2022 Phishing By Industry Benchmarking

As a security leader, you’re faced with a tough choice.

Even as you increase your budget for sophisticated security software, your exposure to cybercrime keeps going up!

IT security seems to be a race between effective technology and clever attack methods. However, there’s an often overlooked security layer that can significantly reduce your organization’s attack surface: New-school security awareness training.

The 2022 study analyzed a data set of 9.5 million users across 30,173 organizations with over 23.4 million simulated phishing security tests. In this report, research from KnowBe4 highlights employee Phish-prone™ Percentages by industry, revealing at-risk users that are susceptible to phishing or social engineering attacks. Taking it a step further, the research also reveals radical drops in careless clicking after 90 days and 12 months of new-school security awareness training.

Do you know how your organization compares to your peers of similar size? Download this whitepaper to find out!

You will learn more about:

  • New phishing benchmark data for 19 industries
  • Understanding who’s at risk and what you can do about it
  • Actionable tips to create your “human firewall”
  • The value of new-school security awareness training
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