14 DAY TRIAL // A new Aruba Networks study, “Employees Tell the Truth About Your Company’s Data,” reveals some interesting things about how much workers trust their employers with their personal data.
According to the report, 45% of European workers, 40% of Middle Eastern workers, and 66% of American workers fear losing their personal data.
However, 34% of Europeans, 35% of Middle Easterners and 51% of Americans are not confident that their companies’ IT department is capable of protecting the sensitive information stored on their personal devices.
Interestingly, because of this lack of trust, 15% of European and Middle Eastern employees, and 17% of American employees have not told their employers that they use a personal device for work-related tasks.
On the other hand, organizations should be concerned. That’s because some employees would not report personal device data breaches even if there were corporate data stored on it.
In addition, 40% of Europeans, 41% of Middle Easterners, and 36% of US workers would not report data leaks immediately.
Besides the fact that they’re not confident in their company’s IT department to protect their data, around half would become “angry” after learning that the IT department accessed their personal data.
Close to half of them would feel “violated.”
“The research from both sides of the Atlantic shows that employees and IT departments are gambling with data security, but chance isn’t the only factor. In short, employees resent the power their employers now wield over their personal data, but are equally unconcerned about keeping company data safe,” said Ben Gibson, chief marketing officer of Aruba Networks.
“We are now well beyond the point of discussing Bring Your Own Device as something on the horizon. It is a reality across the world and businesses need to adopt solutions that give their employees greater privacy for their personal data as well as exert greater network controls to ensure that sensitive information is not leaked, without disrupting the user experience.”