KnowBe4 releases 2024 Security Culture Report
KnowBe4, a provider of one of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced that it has released its 2024 Security Culture Report. The report examines how security measures really affect organisations and the way people act and feel at work. Segmented into a global and regional versions by North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania, the report takes into account regional nuances, behaviours and attitudes towards cybersecurity in the workplace.
The report shows that, in general, organisations across Europe understand that people must be part of its defense to increase the level of resilience as social engineering remains one of the top threats. Organisations no longer view security awareness as a checkbox exercise for satisfying compliance requirements, but increasingly as a strategic initiative to foster a strong security culture. However, cybersecurity is often still considered the responsibility of a single team or unit, instead of a collaborative effort, making it difficult to gain traction.
Further, the report shows that although the European Union is at the forefront of shaping global cybersecurity standards through vigorous legislation and regulations, there is still a need for faster adoption and implementation to make it effective for organisations.
The 2024 Security Culture Report examines topics such as the varied cybersecurity maturity levels across Europe and what that means for organisations, the lack of communication in organisations and how that aids cyberattacks, legislation and its implementation. It also covers the predicted increase in quality and quantity of cyberattacks and how to potentially combat these, the big issue of language localisation of specific compliance and legal requirements across the continent, and the influence of AI on the increase of disinformation and misinformation, and more sophisticated and effective cyberattacks.
The report makes it clear that with social engineering remaining one of the top three threats in Europe, cybersecurity education and training in organisations is a necessity to stay ahead of the ever-evolving strategies and tactics of cybercriminals.
“While there is a notable upward trend in security awareness within Europe’s most digitised sectors, the understanding and implementation of security culture greatly differ across various industries. Nonetheless, it is evident that many organisations still lag behind in establishing a proactive security culture. We are, however, seeing European organisations starting to recognise and acknowledge the critical role of integrating security awareness within their corporate culture to bolster resilience. Yet, we must address the ongoing hurdles in sectors where cybersecurity is not universally recognised as a collaborative effort across departments,” commented Dr. Martin J. Kraemer, security awareness advocate at KnowBe4.
To download a copy of KnowBe4’s 2024 Security Culture Report, click here.
About KnowBe4
KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, is used by more than 65,000 organizations around the globe. Founded by IT and data security specialist Stu Sjouwerman, KnowBe4 helps organizations address the human element of security by raising awareness about ransomware, CEO fraud and other social engineering tactics through a new-school approach to awareness training on security. The late Kevin Mitnick, who was an internationally recognized cybersecurity specialist and KnowBe4’s Chief Hacking Officer, helped design the KnowBe4 training based on his well-documented social engineering tactics. Organizations rely on KnowBe4 to mobilize their end users as their last line of defense and trust the KnowBe4 platform to strengthen their security culture and reduce human risk.
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