IT pros — the gatekeepers of company security policies — are willing to bend the rules to get things done, according to Absolute Software, based on survey findings it released last week. Forty-five percent of IT pros confessed they knowingly worked around their own security policies, according to the survey. Moreover, 33 percent admitted to hacking their own or another organization’s systems. In addition, 46 percent said employees represent the greatest security risk to their organizations.
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Security Pros to Users: Do as We Say, Not as We Do
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. February 24, 2016 03:55 PMIT pros — the gatekeepers of company security policies — are willing to bend the rules to get things done, according to Absolute Software, based on survey findings it released last week. Forty-five percent of IT pros confessed they knowingly worked around their own security policies, according to the survey. Moreover, 33 percent admitted to hacking their own or another organization’s systems. In addition, 46 percent said employees represent the greatest security risk to their organizations.