On Sept. 9, HP Inc. released HP Wolf Security Rebellions & Rejections, a 13-page report examining the tension between IT teams and employees working from home that security leaders must resolve to secure the future of work.
HP gathered data from 8,443 office workers who began working from home during the pandemic as well as 1,100 IT decision makers, and supplemented this data with analysis from KuppingerCole, an analyst firm.
In this installment of IT Tuesdays, we present a numerical view of the survey findings. Pay particular attention to the percentages related to respondents aged 18-24, the future workforce. Upcoming posts will present additional information and analysis from the report.
39% of office workers aged 18-24 were unsure of the existing data security policies in place at their work
36% of office workers had been given training on how to protect their home network
54% of office workers aged 18-24 were more worried about deadlines than exposing the business to a data breach
48% of office workers aged 18-24 thought security policies are a hindrance
37% of office workers said security policies and technologies are too restrictive
48% of office workers said security measures result in a lot of wasted time
31% of office workers aged 18-24 had tried to circumvent security
76% of IT teams said security took a back seat to continuity during the pandemic
91% of IT teams felt pressure to compromise security for business continuity
83% of IT teams believed home working has become a “ticking time bomb” for a network breach
91% of IT teams updated security policies to account for WFH
78% of IT teams restricted access to websites and applications
80% of IT teams experienced pushback from users as a result
80% of IT teams said IT security has become a “thankless task”
69% of IT teams said they’re made to feel like the “bad guys” for imposing restrictions on employees
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