Symantec Report Says User Behavior is Root of Most Breaches

Tracy Kitten over at BankInfoSecurity spotted something interesting in Symantec's recent Internet Security Threat Report. This is the upshot: "Which Internet security threats pose the greatest risks to organizations in 2012 and beyond? Symantec has just released its Internet Security Threat Report, which reveals some surprising trends. While the number of Internet vulnerabilities identified and tracked by Symantec dropped 20 percent in 2011, malicious attacks waged against online users jumped 81 percent. Liam O Murchu, manager of operations at Symantec Security Response, says hackers have altered their methods and modes of attack, relying more on social media and spear-phishing than they have in the past. Here is the article with a link to the PDF. Do I need to say anything about Security Awareness Training? Methinks not.