76 percent of US employees have inappropriate access to sensitive files

A new report from vArmour shows that 76 percent of employees have inappropriate access to a sensitive file, and 76 percent were granted inappropriate access to sensitive files within the past year. IT leaders surveyed also expressed concern about inappropriate or malicious access to applications and data, with 47 percent concerned about malicious actors impersonating employees and 41 percent concerned about inappropriate access to sensitive information. In addition 45 percent of IT decision-makers report increased pressure from board level around the security of their organization. 52 percent of respondents say that identity-specific threats are keeping them up at night. To… [Continue Reading]