Four-in-ten employees sacked over email security breaches as firms tackle “truly staggering” increase in attacks

A commentary on Egress research highlights that 94% of organizations experienced serious email-related security incidents in the past year and that nearly half of implicated employees were fired, reflecting stricter organizational responses. The piece argues leadership should invest in technical controls to reduce reliance on perfect human detection of phishing/BEC, especially as AI heightens the sophistication of email threats.