Quarter of employees say they have experienced a data security breach

by • News, Technology

New research by 247meeting claims to have uncovered worrying lapses in data security in the workplace, with senior management often being the biggest culprits. According to the report: a quarter of senior managers have experienced a stranger on a conference call; 26 percent of employees with access to customer data haven’t been trained on GDPR; over a third of employees don’t know where their security policy is saved; and almost half of employees admit to using technology tools to communicate at work without them being password protected

Despite the huge potential fines for their company, 1 in 4 employees with access to customer data admit they haven’t been trained on GDPR. The top five industries that haven’t been trained on GDPR:

1. Hospitality and Events Management (55%)

2. Media and Internet (45%)

3. Marketing, Advertising and PR (44%)

4. Engineering and Manufacturing (41%)

5. Property and Construction (40%)