Humans still account for nearly a quarter of all data security incidents, but an analysis of more than 300 incidents by one law firm revealed the leading causes of cases in 2015 was phishing, hacking or malware.
The new report from BakerHostetler appears to confirm several other observations from within the cyber landscape that phishing and malware are becoming increasingly prevalent. While human error ranked as the leading cause of incidents in 2014, in 2015 employee action/mistake dropped to second at 24 percent.
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Chad Hemenway, Data-incident trends revealed by BakerHostetler report (April 4, 2016), available with subscription at Advisen Cyber Front Page News.
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