The Surprising Truth About Corporate Security Policies
Only about 25 percent of employees have tried to bypass company security policies while at work.
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95 percent of these employees respect the importance of their employers’ measures to protect their IT assets.
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89 percent of employees think that security policies help with the prevention of virus infections on company gear.
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83 percent understand that policies help protect customer information and company data.
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61 percent reported that company security policies rarely or never make it more difficult for them to do their jobs.
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26 percent of respondents were aware of someone who received a warning as a result of breaking security policies.
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18 percent were aware of someone who was fired.
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9 percent know someone whose computer privileges were reduced.
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8 percent know someone who was put on probation.
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75 percent of employees believe security policies are, nevertheless, a necessary evil.
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Only about 7 percent of employees expressed extreme concern that their employers monitor their online activities.
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Around 84 percent of organizations require a login password for company computers and 55 percent restrict the types of programs their employees can download.
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But just 37 percent of organizations have policies restricting access to the network outside the office and a small 20 percent require two-factor authentication for network or computer access.