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CYBER-UNSAFE EMPLOYEES INCREASINGLY PUT ORGS AT RISKCYBER-UNSAFE EMPLOYEES
INCREASINGLY PUT ORGS AT RISK

Too much access and privilege, plus a host of unsafe cyber practices, plague
most workplaces, and the introduction of tools like GenAI will only make things
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Kristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

December 3, 2024

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NEWS BRIEF

A survey of more than 14,000 employees across a variety of industries shows that
employee behaviors when it comes to sensitive data often put organizations at
risk.

The findings show that 80% of those surveyed access workplace applications from
personal devices that lack necessary security controls. In addition, privileged
access extends beyond IT admins, and 40% of respondents habitually download
customer data. A third of respondents are able to alter sensitive data without
controls, and roughly 30% can approve large financial transactions on their own.



In addition to this, the CyberArk study found that employees often practice bad
cybersecurity habits. About half (49%) of respondents admitted to reusing the
same login credentials for multiple work applications, while 36% use the same
credentials for both work and personal applications; about 65% copped to
bypassing cybersecurity policies for personal ease. All of these practices
heighten the risk of organizations falling victim to leaks and data breaches.



The security firm warned that such behaviors will only continue with the growing
use of on-the-rise tools, such as artificial intelligence, which are
increasingly being introduced into the workplace. Roughly 72% of employees use
AI tools, which can pose a threat when sensitive data is inputted into them — a
likely scenario as 38% of employees only sometimes, if ever, adhere to
guidelines dictating the handling of sensitive data when it comes to AI.



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