Organizations Still Passing Around Data Insecurely

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Organizations Still Passing Around Data Insecurely

Flash Drive Swap90% of employees use thumb drives or other external devices to move work-related files.

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It’s personal: 66% use personal e-mail to send work-related files.

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File shuffling: Just over a quarter admit to sending proprietary files to personal e-mail accounts with the intent to use that data at their next place of employment.

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No alternative? Almost half of respondents say they don’t provide employees with a safe, convenient way to send files instead of thumb drives and e-mail.

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Policies Lacking: 51% of organizations have no established policies for sending files internally.And just 53% of companies have any kind of policies set for transferring files externally.

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No visibility: More startling: 70% of respondents have no visibility into files moving out of their organization; 64% have no visibility into files moving internally, either.