Security News > 2020 > August > How poor security practices from remote employees are wasting the time of IT staff
Along with the independence remote work affords employees comes the use of shadow IT and poor password practices, according to a new survey by 1Password.
For employees and IT staff, the swift pandemic-response transition to working-from-home made daily security challenges even more relevant.
One in three IT workers don't fully enforce security policies, while 20% of workers don't consistently adhere to security policies.
"Most of us follow the rules, but a small group of employees trying to get more done circumvent policies and create openings for credential attacks. They're sometimes enabled by IT workers who empathize with their pursuit of productivity."
IT workers did not lay all the blame for security issues on employees but said they lacked appropriate tech resources.