According to a One Identity survey of IT security professionals, 92 percent of respondents say employees at their organizations try to access information that is not necessary for their day-to-day work. The study found that IT security professionals themselves are among the worst offenders for corporate data snooping. More than one in three (36 percent) of IT pros admit to looking for or accessing sensitive information about their company’s performance, beyond what is required to do for their job. Seventy-one percent of executives admit seeking out extraneous information, compared to 56 percent of non-manager-level IT security team members. Additionally, 45 percent of executives admit to snooping for or accessing sensitive company performance information specifically, compared to just 17 percent of non-manager team members. "Without proper governance of access permissions and rights, organizations give employees free reign to move about the enterprise and access sensitive information like financial performance data, confidential customer documentation, or a CEO’s personal files," says John Milburn, president and general manager of One Identity. "If that information winds up in the wrong hands, corporate data loss, customer data exposure, or compliance violations are possible risks that could result in irreversible damage to the business's reputation or financial standing.
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