IDG Contributor Network: Information security and employee productivity in conflict

It is widely agreed that employee buy-in and the adoption of a security culture within organizations is critical to maintaining good information security. Sadly, it appears that many employees are not on board with incorporating secure practices into their work life. This is curious, given that their livelihood depends on the success of their employers. A few years ago, I,would have suggested that this was the result of a lack of communication on the part of the employer. While that is probably still somewhat true today, employee training and communication in this area have significantly improved. 

In Context Aware Security, a study conducted by Dell involving 460 IT professionals and 301 end users, a huge majority, 91%, said they were negatively impacted by their employer’s security approach. Could it be that simple, with our employees really wanting to help, and us making it hard for them to do? 

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