Dangerous File-Sharing Practices Put Sensitive Corporate Data at Risk
05 Fevereiro 2014 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
New Globalscape® report uncovers hidden
security and compliance threats
Personal email could be 2014’s biggest threat to corporate data.
A new survey of more than 500 professionals released today by
GlobalSCAPE, Inc. (NYSE MKT: GSB) found that in the past 12 months,
63 percent of employees have used personal email to send sensitive
work documents. Perhaps more surprisingly, 74 percent of those
employees believe that their companies approve of this type of
file-sharing behavior.
Using personal email to send sensitive business files creates a
major security and compliance risk to corporations. Last month,
millions of Gmail and Yahoo accounts were breached.
The threat of consumer-grade file transfer methods extends far
beyond employees’ use of personal email. In the past 12 months:
- 63 percent of employees have used
remote storage devices, like USB drives, to transfer confidential
work files
- 45 percent of employees have used
consumer sites like Dropbox and Box.net to share sensitive business
information
- 30 percent of employees have used cloud
storage services for work-related files
"Millions of employees are actively using consumer-grade tools,
like personal email, social media, and file sharing sites, to move
confidential work files every day,” said James Bindseil, president
and CEO of Globalscape, a developer of secure information exchange
solutions. “While the intent is typically harmless, these actions
can have serious security and compliance ramifications.”
Employees’ reliance on consumer-grade tools to transfer files is
not an isolated problem. Nearly half of all employees surveyed
transfer work files through unsecured channels (remote storage,
personal email, cloud storage, or consumer file-transfer sites)
several times a week.
“We found that 80 percent of employees surveyed that use
personal email to transfer sensitive work files do it at least once
a month,” says Bindseil. “Even scarier: nearly a third of that
group knows for a fact that their personal email has been hacked at
least once – yet they continue to put company information at
risk.”
Who’s to blame: Employees or IT Teams?
IT departments are struggling to create effective
information-sharing policies and educate employees on the risks of
using unsecured channels. According to Globalscape’s survey, only
47 percent of employees think the companies they work for have
policies for sending sensitive files. Almost a third said that
there were no policies in place, and 22 percent weren’t sure.
Policy enforcement is also lacking. Of the employees at
companies that have policies for sending sensitive files, 54
percent still use personal email, and 62 percent still use remote
devices.
“The information-sharing needs of today’s workforce are rapidly
evolving, and most organizations are failing to keep up,” says
Bindseil. “Employees need and expect instant access to information,
and the ability to send and store files at the press of a button.
When internal technology and tools come up short, employees will
find a workaround.”
While there are many reasons that employees find alternatives to
their company-provided file-transfer tools, the biggest drivers are
simplicity and ease of use. According to Globalscape’s survey:
- 52 percent said it’s more convenient to
use a tool that they know well
- 33 percent reported that recipients
have had trouble accessing files sent through the company
system
- 18 percent said they use alternatives
because the company’s tool does not offer mobile access
"Speed, simplicity, and mobile access are critical," said
Bindseil. "If enterprises have any hope of managing and securing
the sensitive data leaving their organization, they need to provide
solutions that easily integrate into the daily routines of their
employees.”
Globalscape’s full report, Dangerous File Sharing, is available
for download.
About Globalscape
San Antonio, Texas-based GlobalSCAPE, Inc. (NYSE MKT: GSB)
ensures the reliability of mission-critical operations by securing
sensitive data and intellectual property. Globalscape’s suite of
solutions features EFT, the industry-leading enterprise file
transfer solution that delivers military-grade security and a
customizable platform for achieving best in class control and
visibility of data in motion or at rest, across multiple locations.
Founded in 1996, Globalscape is a leading enterprise solution
provider of secure information exchange software and services to
thousands of customers, including global enterprises, governments
and small businesses. For more information, visit
www.globalscape.com or follow the blog and Twitter updates.
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