- Getting blame or getting into trouble is workers’ greatest concerns when reporting cyberattacks
- UK -Workers understand and can identify cyberattacks pretty well
- This comes when cyberattacks become worrisome common
New data has demanded two out of five (39%) office workers wouldn’t even tell their company’s cyber security team if they thought they had been the victim of a cyberattack at work.
Despite the results of cohesion, the results come from generally better understanding compared to other European nations – 43% of British workers understand ransomware compared to 28% in France and 30% in Germany.
As many as four out of five (79%) British employees would go so far as to say that they feel confident in identifying a cyberattack, yet many choose to be silent.
Workers feel embarrassed over cyberattacks
Cohesity says the workers are most embarrassed by being blamed (17%) or getting into trouble (17%), leading them to remain quiet in case of attack. Another 15% stated that they do not want to cause fuss, with 11% who admit that they would rather try to solve the problem instead of notifying it.
However, separate research from IBM reveals violations lasting longer than 200 days costs about 34% more than those contained earlier (via Morgan Lewis). In addition, silence delays incident response and increases vulnerability to threats such as ransomware, malware scattered and further phishing attempts.
Government data from 2024 reveals that half of all British companies and one-third of British charities had experienced cyberattacks or violations within the previous year-a number that is even more relevant among medium (70%) and larger (74%) companies and that is likely to be even higher this year.
Cohesity GVP Olivier Savornin emphasized: “Being silent if they suspect a malicious cyber attack is possibly the worst thing an employee could do.”
Savornin calls for a workplace culture that producers workers feel more comfortable with raising the alarm, supported by proper cyber security training.
Cohesity Global Head of Cyber ​​Resilience James Blake noted that companies should take a holistic approach to “planning, processes, people and technology.”
