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69% of employees do not always verify the sender's identity when facing sensitive requests

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A WatchGuard Technologies study finds that 69% of surveyed workers do not always verify the sender's identity through independent channels before acting on sensitive requests involving payments, credentials or confidential information. 76% have opened links or files because they appeared to come from someone they knew, and 48% would likely trust an urgent message from the CEO requesting a payment. 32% cite insufficient training as the main barrier to cyberattack preparedness.

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  • 69% do not always verify the sender's identity through independent channels before sensitive requests.
  • 76% have opened links or files because they appeared to be sent by someone they knew.
  • 48% would trust an urgent CEO message requesting a payment, and 44% would do the same with a voice message.
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