22% of employees admit to breaching company rules with GenAI

2024-04-05 04:00

"Since the pandemic, employees have gained unprecedented flexibility in where and how they work, and that flexibility often extends to the apps and devices they use. Productivity has become paramount, leaving significant security challenges for IT and security leaders-who often feel like they don't have bandwidth or budget to keep employees secure," said Jeff Shiner, CEO of 1Password.

69% admit they're at least partly reactive when it comes to security.

Well-intentioned employees gravitate toward tools, technologies, devices, and habits to increase productivity and support how they want to work, but they often don't consider or understand the impact on security.

54% admit to being lax about their company's security policies.

Security teams are worried about generative AI's potential to expand the surface area for attacks, while employees are enticed by its potential to boost efficiency and output.

92% of security pros have security concerns around generative AI, with specific apprehensions including employees entering sensitive company data into an AI tool, using AI systems trained with incorrect or malicious data, and falling for AI-enhanced phishing attempts.

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