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Your Employees: The Weak Link in a Security Program

Risky behavior results from lack of security awareness training, a survey says, and this puts companies at security risk.

By Melissa Hillebrand | Updated on April 11, 2014

More than half of employees have not received security awareness training and as such are engaging in risky behavior that puts their companies at risk, according to EMA research.

“Security Awareness Training: It’s Not Just for Compliance” report of more than 600 employees from organizations ranging from small businesses with less than 100 staff to enterprises with 20,000 employees, found that 58% have company-sensitive information on their mobile devices and 59% store work information on the cloud.

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