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Senior Managers Are The Worst Information Security Offenders
January 29, 2014 posted by Steve Brownstein
Senior managers pose a major security risk for companies, according to a Stroz Friedberg nationwide survey of 764 information workers.
The survey found that 87 percent of senior managers frequently or occasionally send work materials to a personal cloud or email account in order to work remotely, which makes such information more vulnerable to breaches.
In addition, 58 percent of senior management reported having accidentally sent the wrong person sensitive information, compared to just 25 percent of workers overall.
When leaving past employers, 51 percent of senior management and 37 percent of mid-level management acknowledge taking job-related emails, files, or materials with them, while just one-fifth of lower ranking employees did so.
In addition, just 35 percent of respondents reported receiving regular training and communications on mobile device security from their employers, 37 percent on social media use, and 42 percent on information sharing.
