47% of UK employees confess that intense time constraints, cognitive overload, and everyday workplace distractions directly drive them to cut corners and make critical security errors, even when they are fully aware of safe protocols.
47% of UK employees confess that intense time constraints, cognitive overload, and everyday workplace distractions directly drive them to cut corners and make critical security errors, even when they are fully aware of safe protocols. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by KnowBe4 in July 2026. It covers topics including Human Risk, UK. The original data appears in From Agentic Risk to Human Wins Report (UK). For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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47% of UK employees confess that intense time constraints, cognitive overload, and everyday workplace distractions directly drive them to cut corners and make critical security errors, even when they are fully aware of safe protocols. This data was published by KnowBe4 and covers Human Risk, UK.
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This statistic comes from From Agentic Risk to Human Wins Report (UK), published by KnowBe4 on July 4, 2026. You can view the original report at https://www.knowbe4.com/hubfs/KB4-Human-Wins-Datasheet_en-GB.pdf.
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