- A survey of over 400 IT pros by data-security firm Cyber-Ark indicates that tech workers have broad access to confidential data, and that they are using that access more now than before.
- 74% can access confidential information that is not pertinent to their jobs
- 35% say they sometimes access information such as co-workers' salaries or minutes from meetings.
- 33% of IT pros said they accessed such information in last year's survey.
- Most frequently-accessed information:
Human Resources records
Customer data
Mergers and Acquisition plans
Layoff plans
Marketing information
- An increasing number of IT pros say they would take information if the lost they jobs.
Compared with last year, six times as many said they would purloin financial or M&A data, and four times as many said they would copy passwords and R&D information.
The survey found a six-fold increase in staff who would take financial reports or merger and acquisition plans, and a four-fold increase in those who would take CEO passwords and research and development plans.
