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TRENDING
RESEARCH FINDS BUSINESSES
ARE VULNERABLE TO
CYBERATTACKS BECAUSE OF
EMPLOYEE BEHAVIOUR
A new report from A10 shows how employees often unknowingly
weaken cybersecurity and use unsanctioned apps. With poor
understanding of corporate security policies, the report says, this
behaviour increases the risks that come with a growing reliance on
disparate and app-dependent workforces.
T
he role of IT in defending against
cyber attacks is more difficult than
ever, with more sophisticated attacks
on the rise and, in some cases, attackers
infiltrating corporate networks without IT
departments knowing.
But even more concerning to IT departments
in defending against attacks is the lack
of willingness by employees to take
precautionary steps against them, according
to the latest results from the A10 Networks’
Application Intelligence Report (AIR).
The A10 AIR report examines the
interaction with applications and the
growing security implications that result
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for businesses. AIR previously examined
the rise in use of apps in our ‘blended lives’
blurring lines between work and personal
business through use of apps at home and
in the office.
The most recent report looks at the
consumer impact of apps in the workforce
and addresses the challenges of IT decision
makers who are faced with the rise and
complexity of cyber attacks, and the
sometimes careless attitudes of employees
who unwittingly introduce new threats to
their businesses. This data is even more
disturbing as 48% of IT leaders believe
their employees do not care about following
security practices.
Frequency of known – and unknown
– cybersecurity attacks
The report also interviewed IT decision makers
about their efforts to defend their corporate
networks, users and applications against
cybersecurity attacks, finding that 47% said
their company has suffered a data breach at
least once. When it comes to DDoS attacks
38% say their company has suffered an
attack at least once over the past 12 months,
with another 9% not aware if they’ve been
attacked or not. When projected across the
entire industry, this presents an ominous
trend, as nearly half of IT professionals have
either been a victim of a DDoS attack or don’t
know yet if they have been.
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