Top riskiest employee practices - Infographics | Enterprise Bytes

TOP 6 RISKIEST EMPLOYEE PRACTICES THAT THREATEN A COMPANY'S DATA SECURITY According to “The Human Factor in Data Protection" study, the most common causes of data loss is loss of laptops or other mobile devices, third party mishaps or flubs and system glitches. Only 8% of incidents were the result of outside actors. Here are the most common examples of risky practices routinely adopted by employees: Putting Company Data at Risk over Free Public Wi-Fi 60.9% admit they will utilize any free Wi-Fi source they can find. 83% of respondents reported using their mobile device on public transportation. of survey respondents acknowledged that they used open, public Wi-Fi connections at least once a week to 95.6% carry out work-related tasks. 2. Not securing confidential information 37% 60% store sensitive data on their laptops, smartphones, of employees steal company information when they leave or tablets and other are fired. mobile devices. Sharing passwords with others 52% 54% 32% of employees see no security risk in sharing fail to of those who recognize the risk of sharing login details. have shared passwords and logins. their password saying it was because their manager or boss asked. Using the same name and password for different websites or online accounts of users use the same password across more 55% than one of their online accounts. 26% said that tend to use easy-to-remember passwords such as birthdays or their names. Using generic USB to store confidential information 70% More than 70% of respondents say that they are absolutely certain that data breach was caused by sensitive or confidential information contained on a missing USB drive. Leaving computer unattended while away from workplace 57% 52% don't lock their computer when they're away from their desk. of workers don't have a laptop security device. 25% have left their laptop unsecured overnight. CMS IT SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED www.cmsitservices.com Reliable | Robust | Secure