Security News > 2021 > March > A great deal of employees have inappropriate access to sensitive data

These findings highlight an increased concern over identity-based threats and the need for user access visibility across the IT estate as organizations navigate their zero trust journey.

For a workforce that is both remote and distributed, decision-makers expressed concern over malicious actors impersonating employees, alongside instances of inappropriate access to sensitive information.

Quantifying the problem of inappropriate access to sensitive data.

IT leaders expressed concern about inappropriate or malicious access to applications and data.

47% are concerned about malicious actors impersonating employees and 41% are concerned about inappropriate access to sensitive information.

76% of employees had inappropriate access to a sensitive data file, and 76% were granted inappropriate access to sensitive files within the past year.

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