Cyber-Unsafe Employees Increasingly Put Orgs At Risk
DARKReading, Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
Too much access and privilege, plus a host of unsafe cyber practices, plague most workplaces, and the introduction of tools like GenAI will only make things worse.
A survey of more than 14,000 employees across a variety of industries shows that employee behaviors when it comes to sensitive data often put organizations at risk.
The findings show that 80% of those surveyed access workplace applications from personal devices that lack necessary security controls. In addition, privileged access extends beyond IT admins, and 40% of respondents habitually download customer data. A third of respondents are able to alter sensitive data without controls, and roughly 30% can approve large financial transactions on their own.