Survey: 2/3 of Public Sector Workers Wouldn't Report a Security Breach

An anonymous reader sends news of a survey of workers in the public sector conducted by Daisy Group, a British IT firm, which found that 64% of them would stay quiet about a security breach they noticed. The survey also found that 5% of workers admitted to disabling the password protection features on their work devices, and 20% said they don't update their passwords regularly. Daisy Group's Graham Harris said, "When it comes to data security, all too often organisations focus purely on IT processes and forget about the staff that will be using them. Human error is one of, if not the most likely source for data security issues, and fear of reprisal is a powerful force." 16% of respondents said they didn't know if data protection was an important part of their company's security practices.

Comments

all of that can be fixed

[ganjadude]

if only we give the government more money

Re:Password updating

[Rockoon]

Your password must be at least 6 characters and contain at least one of each of the following: The letter "q", the letter "w", the letter "e", the letter "r", the letter "t", and the letter "y".