A recent study by e2e-assure surveyed 1,000 employees, revealing significant disparities in perceptions of cybersecurity between genders. While 50% of women view it as a collective responsibility, only 30% of men share this view. Both genders report high victimization rates by cyber attacks, yet women are less clear about consequences and training. Only 30% of women receive necessary training after a breach compared to 35% of men, indicating a gap that affects readiness and accountability. The findings highlight the importance of fostering a culture of shared cybersecurity responsibility across organizations.
Cybersecurity in 2025 and beyond is not just an IT issue, it's a business-wide responsibility. Our research reveals that while men and women recognise the importance of security, businesses are missing a crucial opportunity to drive forward cyber resilience, as they feel disconnected to training provided.
This means men are less likely to recognize the importance of their cybersecurity practices for the rest of the organization. And while women view it as a collective responsibility, they're uncertain about the consequences, due to lack of training effectiveness.
A quarter of men said they saw themselves as responsible for the security of their company, compared with just 18% of women. And it's important, the researchers concluded, that employees do have this sense of collective responsibility.
To relieve frustration and fatigue for cyber risk owners, and build resilience from the ground up, an organization needs to have a '
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