Only 12% of respondents ranked highly in security knowledge.
Infosecurity Magazine Explains:
A new study has revealed worryingly low levels of employee cybersecurity and privacy awareness, with 88% described as lacking the requisite skills to prevent an incident.
The MediaPro 2016 State of Privacy and Security Awareness Report was compiled from interviews with over 1000 US employees.
Only 12% were classed as ‘hero’ – meaning they are able to identify and dispose of information safely, recognize malware and phishing attacks and keep info safe when working remotely.
Unfortunately, 72% were classed as ‘novice’ while 16% were judged to exhibit the kind of behaviors that could put their organization at serious risk of a major privacy or security incident.
Some 39% of respondents claimed to discard password hints insecurely, for example in a bin; a quarter failed to recognize a phishing email with a suspicious looking attachment and questionable “from address”; and 26% said they thought it was fine to use a personal USB to transfer work documents outside of the office.