{"id":6474,"date":"2024-12-03T11:50:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T17:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/vulnerabilities-threats\/cyber-unsafe-employees-orgs-risk"},"modified":"2024-12-03T11:50:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T17:50:47","slug":"cyber-unsafe-employees-increasingly-put-orgs-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/2024\/12\/03\/cyber-unsafe-employees-increasingly-put-orgs-at-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyber-Unsafe Employees Increasingly Put Orgs at Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt6d90778a997de1cd\/blt3cd48c38ba4046ed\/674f472a3d0c68b4402aef8f\/employees_1800_Yuri_Arcurs_alamy.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cyber-unsafe-employees-increasingly-put-orgs-at-risk.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cyber-unsafe-employees-increasingly-put-orgs-at-risk.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><span class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_bold\">NEWS BRIEF<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">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 <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/cloud-security\/business-email-compromise-bec-impersonation-the-weapon-of-choice-of-cybercriminals\">approve large financial transactions<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"> on their own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">In addition to this, <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyberark.com\/resources\/ebooks\/cyberark-2024-employee-risk-survey\">the CyberArk study<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"> found that employees often practice bad cybersecurity habits. About half (49%) of respondents admitted to reusing the <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/cyberattacks-data-breaches\/okta-warns-once-again-of-credential-stuffing-attacks\">same login credentials<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"> for multiple work applications, while 36% use the same credentials for both work and personal applications; about 65% copped to bypassing cybersecurity policies for personal ease. All of these practices heighten the risk of organizations falling victim to leaks and data breaches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">The security firm warned that such behaviors will only continue with the growing use of on-the-rise tools, such as artificial intelligence, which are increasingly being introduced into the workplace. Roughly 72% of employees use <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/vulnerabilities-threats\/privacy-security-concerns-with-ai-meeting-tools\">AI tools<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">, which can pose a threat when <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/cyber-risk\/employees-feeding-sensitive-business-data-chatgpt-raising-security-fears\">sensitive data is inputted into them<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"> \u2014 a likely scenario as 38% of employees only sometimes, if ever, adhere to guidelines dictating the handling of sensitive data when it comes to AI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/vulnerabilities-threats\/cyber-unsafe-employees-orgs-risk\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWS BRIEF A survey of more than 14,000 employees 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