Careless staff expose firms to cyberattacks: EY

Organisations in India consider careless or unaware employees as the biggest vulnerability that exposes the firms to cyberattacks, according to EY’s ‘Global Information Security Survey 2018-19 — India edition.’

A maximum of about 32% respondents cited careless or unaware employees as their topmost vulnerability with the most increased risk exposure over the last 12 months. Other vulnerabilities cited include outdated security controls (21%), unauthorised access (19%), related to cloud computing use (8%), related to smartphones/tablets (8%) and related to social media (8%) and related to Internet of Things (4%).