Survey Finds SharePoint Users Security Lax
24/01/2012
Cryptzone Survey finds almost half of SharePoint users disregard the security within SharePoint putting sensitive or confidential documents at risk.
A recent survey has found that Microsoft SharePoint users are aware of the risks that exposing sensitive data can cause to their organisation, yet unbelievably they are using the collaboration tool as an excuse to take a lax approach to data security.
The study, sponsored by Cryptzone - the IT threat mitigation experts, discovered that while 92% of respondents understood that taking data out of SharePoint made it less secure, 30% were willing to take the risk stating they were "Not bothered if it helps me get the job done".
Thirty four percent confessed they never really thought about the security implications of SharePoint, while incredibly 13% believe protecting company data is not their responsibility.
When examining users' handling of sensitive or confidential information, a worrying 45% of SharePoint users said that they disregard the security within SharePoint and copy sensitive or confidential documents from the collaboration tool to their local hard drive, USB device or even email it to a third party.
The main reasons for copying documents from SharePoint were either to work from home (43%) or share it with third parties who don't have access to the tool (over 55%).
Clearly as Daniel Nilsson, data loss prevention expert at Cryptzone points out, "Rather than ignoring what's happening, steps need to be taken that recognize the increasing porosity of the perimeter and allow the workforce to harness the power SharePoint offers without compromising security."
He added, "My biggest issue is with snooping administrators. Trusted individuals that behave in such a way should be kicked out of their jobs and never allowed to work in IT again".
To download the SharePoint Security Survey Results visit: http://www.cryptzone.com/sharepoint-security-survey
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