Average Employee Manages Nearly 200 Passwords

But single sign-on support lacks in over 50% of the most popular websites and services used by workers. Employees use an average of 191 passwords to enter 154 times in a given month, racking up an estimated 36 minutes of password data entry during that time, according to a report released today. The Password Exposé report, […]

Humans Key in Protecting Data

The way employees behave, in terms of security, is greatly influenced by an employee’s personal perception of risk. At the same time, organizations’ goals, culture and technologies change continually. That’s why security knowledge and skills need to evolve constantly as the threat landscape changes. An enterprise’s objective should be to build a security culture that […]

The Trouble if Security Awareness Training Is Mainly a Punishment

Every technology leader wants a security-aware, cyber-savvy enterprise culture. But what does that mean and how can we get there? There is an ongoing debate regarding security awareness training techniques, engagement and overall effectiveness. Let’s explore. Creating an enterprisewide “culture of security” is almost always listed as a top priority for experienced security and technology […]

Awareness is only the first step

The lack of reliable indicators means senior management does not know if recommended security behavior is actually followed in practice. In today’s modern organizations, employee attention and efforts are consumed with constant messages that take time and attention away from primary productive activity. Since current CET often recommends behaviors that conflict with productive tasks, it […]