Kaspersky: tech-savvy workers face more sophisticated cyber threats

A Kaspersky survey of 7,200 respondents across 18 countries found that technical workers face fewer basic scams but a higher overall incident rate of 86% versus 84.1% for non-technical staff. They report more malware (11.3% vs 8.5%) and AI-driven fraud and deepfakes (9.0% vs 6.3%).

• Technical workers report 86% incident rate vs 84.1% for non-technical
• Malware exposure at 11.3% for technical staff vs 8.5%
• AI fraud and deepfakes hit 9.0% vs 6.3%
• Only 30.1% enabled MFA and 24.3% installed security software