Security News > 2023 > February > Employees bypass cybersecurity guidance to achieve business objectives

Given these dynamics and the massive market opportunities for cybersecurity professionals, talent churn poses a significant threat to security teams.

Gartner research shows that compliance-centric cybersecurity programs, low executive support, and subpar industry-level maturity are all indicators of an organization that does not view security risk management as critical to business success.

A Gartner survey conducted in May and June 2022 among 1,310 employees revealed that 69% of employees have bypassed their organization's cybersecurity guidance in the past 12 months.

In the survey, 74% of employees said they would bypass cybersecurity guidance if it helped them or their team achieve a business objective.

"CISOs must increasingly consider insider risk when developing a cybersecurity program," said Furtado.

"Traditional cybersecurity tools have limited visibility into threats that come from within," Furtado concluded.

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