Security News > 2020 > February > 97% of IT leaders worried about insider data breaches

78% think employees have put data at risk accidentally in the past 12 months and 75% think employees have put data at risk intentionally.

"While they acknowledge the sustained risk of insider data breaches, bizarrely IT leaders have not adopted new strategies or technologies to mitigate the risk. Effectively, they are adopting a risk posture in which at least one-third of employees putting data at risk is deemed acceptable."

"The severe penalties for data breaches mean IT leaders must action better risk management strategies, using advanced tools to prevent insider data breaches. They also need better visibility of risk vectors; relying on employees to report incidents is not an acceptable data protection strategy."

A worrying 46% said they or a colleague had broken company policy when they took data with them to a new job, while more than a quarter said they had taken a risk when sharing data because they weren't provided with the right security tools.

Tony Pepper comments: "Employees want to own the data they create and work on, but don't want the responsibility for keeping it safe. This is a toxic combination for data protection efforts. When you add their propensity to take data with them when they change jobs and willingness to take risks when sharing data, the scale of the challenge faced by security professionals is alarming."

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