How More Cloud Services Put the Business at Risk
How More Cloud Services Put the Business at Risk
As the cloud makes it easier for users to pick their own apps and services, it’s also added a larger surface for lax security practices.
Well Equipped
On average, survey respondents use two devices for work, and half of those who use cloud-based apps for work have access to three or more IT-approved apps.
Top Devices Deployed
Laptops: 61%, Smartphones: 51%, Tablets: 27%
Self-Determined
One-third of survey respondents who use the cloud have downloaded a work-intended app without letting IT know.
Over-Exposed
One-quarter of survey respondents overall manage passwords in a doc that is not password-protected.
Precarious Posting
One-fifth keep passwords in plain sight, such as on a sticky note.
Compromising Situation
One-fifth of devices that employees have lost were not password-protected.
Under Educated
58% of survey respondents said their organization has never instructed them about the right way to download and use cloud apps.
Shaky Transition
44% said their employer never told them how to securely transfer and store private corporate data.
Ill-Informed
39% said they’ve never been told about the risk of downloading apps without IT’s knowledge.
Youthful Abandon
31% of Millennial survey respondents said they’ve downloaded apps without letting IT know, compared to 22% of Baby Boomers who have done this.
