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TRENDING
WORKERS ACROSS EMEA
SHOWING SECURITY
FATIGUE, SAYS ARUBA
A new study shows that workers across Europe,
Middle East and Africa understand security risks
and consequences, but are taking less action than
global counterparts.
D
espite being fully aware of security
risks following the introduction of
high-profile legislation like GDPR,
workers in Europe, Middle East and Africa
(EMEA) have the worst cybersecurity discipline
in the world and displaying signs of ‘security
fatigue’, according to a study by Aruba,
a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.
Conducted to understand how the digital
workplace is impacting businesses, the study
of 2,650 employees across EMEA threw up
some key security-based trends:
• Cybersecurity is an afterthought: Over
half (55%) of EMEA employees are not
regularly thinking about cybersecurity, with
nearly a fifth (17%) not thinking about it at
all. In contrast, global counterparts in Asia
and the Americas think about cybersecurity
on a far more regular basis (61% and 51%
respectively think about it often or daily)
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• Legislation isn’t a deterrent: EMEA
employees were more aware of the
dangers of a security breach. When
asked, 42% understood that data loss
brought legal ramifications, higher than
both the Americas (36%) and Asia
(27%). However, the study shows despite
this, a quarter (26%) still don’t believe
cybersecurity is important to them.
Combined with the fact that the use of
security software is lower in EMEA (48%)
than other regions, there are clear signs
that security warnings are not being
acknowledged by the workforce
• Lack of responsibility: EMEA may simply
be assuming less responsibility for IT
security than those in other regions. Over a
third (36%) of employees in EMEA don’t
believe cybersecurity is their problem, with
many thinking it’s for the leadership team
(10%) or the IT team (26%) to manage.
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OVER HALF
(55%) OF EMEA
EMPLOYEES ARE
NOT REGULARLY
THINKING ABOUT
CYBERSECURITY,
WITH NEARLY A
FIFTH (17%) NOT
THINKING ABOUT
IT AT ALL.
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