Two new reports highlight the increasing difficulty of businesses to mitigate threats coming from the people within their own organization. According to research by Endera, 87% of security professionals believe that if their company suffers a security breach caused by an insider, the top suspects will be contractors and freelancers. The survey also found that a majority of companies (55%) are having a tough time preventing security incidents related to their workforce, while just under half (44%) of organizations do not find out about workforce related issues until after a security incident.
In a separate study, Dtex found that 98% of employees expose confidential business information online, often by using insecure solutions when sharing documents with coworkers or third parties. The figure represents a 20% increase compared to last year. Dtex also discovered that 64% of workforce related security incidents are due to negligence.
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