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Employees Put Personal Security, Interests Above Company's, Survey Says
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Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 00:39:32 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.darkreading.com/insiderthreat/security/vulnerabilities/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=224701559 By Tim Wilson DarkReading May 11, 2010 It's not exactly a news flash, but it could be useful in motivating users to behave properly online: Employees are more worried about their own security than about the safety of corporate data. According to a survey of 1,600 users published yesterday by Trend Micro, employees are generally much more motivated to protect their own data security than data belonging to the company. "When it comes to concerns and fears over the damage Web threats can cause, end users consistently ranked personal over corporate," the study says. "Violation of personal privacy, identity theft, or the loss of personal information were the top-stated concerns surrounding insidious threats such as phishing, spyware, Trojans, data-stealing malware, and spam. "Loss of corporate information and damage to corporate reputation were the least of end users' concerns. For example, 36 percent of U.S. end-users said loss of personal information was their top concern about viruses; only 29 percent expressed concern over the loss of corporate data due to viruses." [...] _______________________________________________ Best Selling Security Books and More! Shop InfoSec News http://www.shopinfosecnews.org/
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