---
title: "Cybersecurity is only as strong as your weakest link—your employees | Network World"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/cybersecurity-is-only-as-strong-as-your-weakest-link-your-employees-network-world/"
date: "2016-07-15T05:38:19+00:00"
section: "Identity Theft"
tags:
  - "Cyber Security Report"
  - "Data Breach"
  - "Hacking"
  - "Identity Theft"
source: "networkworld.com"
source_url: "http://www.networkworld.com/article/3095486/security/cybersecurity-is-only-as-strong-as-your-weakest-linkyour-employees.html"
---

# Cybersecurity is only as strong as your weakest link—your employees | Network World

July 15, 2016 · Reported by networkworld.com

![](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/portadas/2016/cybersecurity-is-only-as-strong-as-your-weakest-link-your-employees-net-8a57dd38.jpg)

> You can have the most secure system in the world, but hackers will always seek out the path of least resistance. When your defenses are good, the weak link is often your employees. Data breaches are most likely to be the result of employee error or an inside job, according to the ACC Foundation: State of Cybersecurity Report .

[Read the full article at networkworld.com](http://www.networkworld.com/article/3095486/security/cybersecurity-is-only-as-strong-as-your-weakest-linkyour-employees.html)

**Tags:** [Cyber Security Report](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cyber-security-report/) · [Data Breach](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/data-breach/) · [Hacking](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/hacking/) · [Identity Theft](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/identity-theft/)