08/01/2017

Blaming User Error

To avoid punishment 40 percent of employees hide IT security incidents

By now, we all know that all employees—not just IT staff—are responsible for preventing cybersecurity attacks. But prevention isn’t the only thing bosses should be worried about when it comes to their employees. Have you considered that you may be having security issues that you aren’t told about?

A recent survey by market research firm B2B International finds that 46 percent of cybersecurity incidents in the last year stem from careless or uninformed employees, reports BizTech Magazine. But what may be even more worrisome is that employees hide IT security incidents in 40 percent of businesses worldwide to avoid punishment.

“Fully 45 of enterprises (over 1,000 employees) experience employees hiding cybersecurity incidents, with 42 percent of small and medium-sized companies (50 to 999 employees), reporting the same,” writes Phil Goldstein.

Please click here to read the complete article from Associations Now.