Personal Use of Company Tech Disrupts Work

Personal Use of Company Tech Disrupts Work

Personal ChoicePersonal Choice

67% of employees who work on company-provided computers use the machines for personal or non-work-related content.

Partial CommitmentPartial Commitment

68% said they’re very familiar with their company’s policy on the personal use of company computers, but only 40% follow the policy to the letter. About half do so most of the time.

Personal Activities on Work ComputersPersonal Activities on Work Computers

Going to social media sites: 36%, Shopping: 34%, Working on a second job/home business: 19%, Playing games online: 19%, Looking for a new job: 14%

Risky BusinessRisky Business

16% admit that they call up content that is considered NSFW (Not Safe For Work).

SOSSOS

More than one-quarter said they’ve needed someone from the IT department to fix a computer issue that was caused by a non-work-related activity.

Immediate FalloutImmediate Fallout

17% caused network downtime by visiting a questionable Website, and 12% said such an action prompted new IT usage policies. 10% said it resulted in the loss of data/intellectual property.

Enterprise ViewEnterprise View

36% of employees who use company-provided computers said they’re concerned about their company’s ability to monitor their personal activity on these computers.

Capable CrewCapable Crew

70% believe that an IT admin can just as easily monitor usage on a work-issued tablet as they can on a traditional computer.

Surreptitious StorageSurreptitious Storage

About half said they save work data (including customer lists and other confidential information) to personal cloud-based file-sharing services.

Possessive Nature, Part IPossessive Nature, Part I

62% of respondents said they would take personal files, such as photos and multimedia, from their work computer if they left their job.

Possessive Nature, Part IIPossessive Nature, Part II

15% said they’d take low-level documents from their work computer if they left their job, and 12% said they’d take high-level docs, such as client lists and financial info. Only 30% said they’d take nothing.

Dennis McCafferty
Dennis McCafferty
Dennis McCafferty is a contributor to CIO Insight. He covers topics such as IT leadership, IT strategy, collaboration, and IT for businesses.

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