Negligence of human resources is one of the biggest gaps in cyber security defense in the face of targeted attacks, according to a recent report from Kaspersky Lab.
A total of 46 percent of information technology security incidents are caused by employees each year, so vulnerabilities in the business must be addressed at various levels, not only through the information technology security department.
"Cyber criminals often use employees as entrances to the company's infrastructure, phishing emails, weak passwords, fake calls from technical services," Kaspersky Lab Security Researcher David Jacoby said in Jakarta on Friday (11/8).
Unfamiliar or careless employees occupy the second position after malicious software in cyber security incidents.
Although malicious software continues to grow and become more sophisticated, Jacoby says, the facts show that human factors pose a greater danger.
A total of 46 percent of information technology security incidents are caused by employees each year, so vulnerabilities in the business must be addressed at various levels, not only through the information technology security department.
"Cyber criminals often use employees as entrances to the company's infrastructure, phishing emails, weak passwords, fake calls from technical services," Kaspersky Lab Security Researcher David Jacoby said in Jakarta on Friday (11/8).
Unfamiliar or careless employees occupy the second position after malicious software in cyber security incidents.
Although malicious software continues to grow and become more sophisticated, Jacoby says, the facts show that human factors pose a greater danger.
