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68% of CISOs identify employees as their organisation’s biggest security risk as AI amplifies human-targeted attacks.

PublisherMetaCompliance
Report78% of CISOs say C-level do not fully understand employee-driven cyber risk
Published9 July 2026
TopicsHuman Risk, AI, Insider Threat

Published by MetaCompliance in 78% of CISOs say C-level do not fully understand employee-driven cyber risk, 9 July 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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