Dec 18, 2020
The year 2020 was challenging for cybersecurity on many levels. The global pandemic brought a wave of cyberattacks exploiting the mayhem, while remote work made employees more vulnerable to such attacks.
In particular, phishing attacks hit record levels, with Google reporting over 2-million phishing sites in 2020 alone. However, even more alarming is that current cybersecurity measures employed by organisations worldwide are inadequate to protect against such threats.
According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, one-fifth (19.8%) of employees fell for phishing emails even if they have gone through security awareness training.
Rachel Welch, chief operating officer of Atlas VPN, shares her thoughts on the situation: “We are in an age where cyberattacks are evolving faster than ever before. However, the data shows that organizations are not doing enough to educate their employees on cybersecurity threats.