58% of cybersecurity leaders say mistakes during everyday work have had the greatest impact on their organization’s cybersecurity in the past 12 months.
58% of cybersecurity leaders say mistakes during everyday work have had the greatest impact on their organization’s cybersecurity in the past 12 months. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by KnowBe4 in May 2026. It covers topics including Human Error, Operational Risk. The original data appears in From Agentic Risk to Human Win: Building a Culture of Security in the Era of Agentic AI. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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58% of cybersecurity leaders say mistakes during everyday work have had the greatest impact on their organization’s cybersecurity in the past 12 months. This data was published by KnowBe4 and covers Human Error, Operational Risk.
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This statistic comes from From Agentic Risk to Human Win: Building a Culture of Security in the Era of Agentic AI, published by KnowBe4 on May 27, 2026. You can view the original report at https://www.knowbe4.com/hubfs/From_Agentic_Risk_to_Human_Wins_Report-Research_en-US.pdf.
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This statistic relates to Human Error, Operational Risk. Browse more statistics on Human Error or from KnowBe4.