We’ve published these articles on Cybersecurity – specifically Social Engineering Attacks – to help you reduce your risk of exposure to cybercriminals. A solid strategy for reducing your risk is to have cybersecurity services in place, and to augment them with regular social engineering attack training. Here are some statistics we’ve put together about the effect of cybersecurity training – specifically about social engineering attacks.
1. General Impact of Cybersecurity Training
- Organizations with strong security awareness programs see a 70% reduction in phishing attack success rates. (Proofpoint 2023 State of the Phish Report)
- Cybersecurity training can reduce the likelihood of a successful social engineering attack by 82%. (IBM Cybersecurity Intelligence Index 2023)
- Companies that conduct regular security awareness training experience 50% fewer security incidents compared to those that don’t. (SANS 2023 Security Awareness Report)
- 95% of cybersecurity breaches are caused by human error—many of which can be mitigated through training. (World Economic Forum 2023 Cyber Resilience Report)
2. Phishing & Vishing Training Effectiveness 🎣📞
- Trained employees are 87% less likely to click on phishing links than untrained employees. (Cofense Phishing Defense Report 2023)
- Companies that run phishing simulations reduce employee susceptibility by 66% within 6 months. (KnowBe4 2023 Phishing Benchmark Report)
- Vishing awareness training reduces the success rate of phone-based attacks by 75%. (Verizon 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report)
3. Smishing & Quishing (QR Code Phishing) Training 📲🧑💻
- Employees who receive smishing training are 62% less likely to fall for fraudulent text messages. (MobileIron Security Survey 2023)
- Quishing (QR code phishing) training decreases scanning of malicious QR codes by 55%. (Ivanti Phishing Report 2023)
4. Deepfake & AI-Powered Threats Training 🎥🤖
- Only 30% of employees can accurately recognize a deepfake scam video. (EUROPOL Cyber Threat Assessment 2023)
- Deepfake training improves detection rates by 67%, helping businesses prevent AI-driven fraud. (Gartner AI Risk Report 2023)
5. ROI (Return on Investment) of Cybersecurity Training 💰📈
- For every $1 spent on cybersecurity training, businesses save an average of $4 in potential breach costs. (IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023)
- The average cost of a data breach is $4.45 million, but businesses with a trained workforce save an average of $2.66 million per breach. (IBM 2023 Report)
- Companies with strong security awareness programs see a 40% reduction in cyber insurance premiums. (Marsh Cyber Risk Report 2023)
📢 Key Takeaways
✅ Phishing training reduces employee click rates by up to 87%.
✅ Vishing awareness training lowers the success rate of voice phishing attacks by 75%.
✅ Security training can reduce a company’s breach risk by 82%.
✅ For every $1 spent on training, businesses save $4 in breach-related costs.
✅ Deepfake training improves detection rates by 67%, protecting against AI-driven fraud.
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