{"id":211940,"date":"2023-06-06T13:06:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T13:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pr.asianetpakistan.com\/?p=110412"},"modified":"2023-06-06T13:06:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T13:06:19","slug":"fortinet-research-finds-over-80-of-organizations-experience-cyberattacks-that-target-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taiwannewswire.com\/fortinet-research-finds-over-80-of-organizations-experience-cyberattacks-that-target-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortinet Research Finds Over 80% of Organizations Experience Cyberattacks that Target Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New research underscores importance of effective cyber awareness training for employees to decrease cyber risks, with more than 50% of leaders indicating their employees lack proper knowledge<\/h4>\n

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —<\/p>\n

John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet
\n<\/strong>\u201cOur 2023 Security Awareness and Training Global Research Brief underscores the crucial role employees play in preventing cyberattacks. It also highlights the critical need for organizations to prioritize security awareness and training services to ensure employees serve as the first line of defense.\u201d<\/p>\n

News Summary <\/strong>
\nFortinet<\/u><\/a>\u00ae (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today released its 2023 Security Awareness and Training Global Research Brief<\/a>, highlighting the importance of organizations building a cyber-aware workforce to strengthen their security posture and reduce cyberattacks.<\/p>\n

Enabling Employees to Protect their Organization\u2019s Most Critical Digital Assets<\/strong>
\nOrganizations are grappling with an increasingly sophisticated threat landscape. The most recent Global Threat Landscape Report<\/a> from Fortinet\u2019s FortiGuard Labs found that ransomware threats remain at peak levels with no evidence of slowing down globally. At the same time, Fortinet\u2019s 2023 Cybersecurity Skills Gap Global Report<\/a> found that 84% of organizations experienced one or more breaches in 2022.<\/p>\n

And now the latest research from Fortinet\u2019s 2023 Security Awareness and Training Global Research Brief<\/a> reveals that more than 90% of leaders believe that increased employee cybersecurity awareness would help decrease the occurrence of cyberattacks. As organizations face increasing cyber risks, the research highlights the important role of employees in serving as an organization\u2019s first line of defense in protecting their organization from cybercrime. Additional key findings from Fortinet\u2019s research include:<\/p>\n