61 percent of CISOs believe employees have leaked data maliciously

A new study reveals that 79 percent of IT leaders believe that employees have put company data at risk accidentally in the last 12 months, and 61 percent believe they have done so maliciously. The research from data security company Egress also explores how employees and executives differ in their views of what constitutes a data breach and what is acceptable behavior when sharing data. Insider data breaches are viewed as frequent and damaging occurrences, of concern to 95 percent of IT leaders, yet employees are either unaware of, or unwilling to admit, their responsibility. IT leaders are most likely… [Continue Reading]