Why cybersecurity training isn’t enough to stop phishing hacks

09/10/2025 6 min
Why cybersecurity training isn’t enough to stop phishing hacks

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Episode Synopsis


A recent study of nearly 20,000 University of California, San Diego Health workers found cybersecurity training reduced the likelihood of successful phising attacks by just 2%. Marketplace’s Nova Safo spoke with Ariana Mirian, senior researcher at the cybersecurity firm Censys and co-author of the study, who explained that many workers are just not taking those training programs seriously enough.