According to a new study by Mimecast, human error contributed to 95% of data breaches in 2024, driven by insider threats, credential misuse, and user-driven errors. A small fraction of employees contributed disproportionately to these security incidents, with just 8% of staff accounting for 80% of incidents. The report highlighted several high-profile incidents in the past year linked to human error. This included the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, in which an employee’s credentials were c
