Careless staff expose firms to cyberattacks, says EY report

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 Other vulnerabilities cited include outdated security controls (21%), unauthorised access (19%), related to cloud computing use (8%), related to smartphones/tablets (8%) and related to social media (8%)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%).