Survey says 7 out of 10 IT Professional inappropriate materials on employee’s laptops

This morning, I stumbled with this interesting article from ComputerWorld. The article says that according to a recent survey by Ponemon Institute, Two-thirds (2/3) of the 3,100 IT pros respondents had found "evidence of inappropriate interactions with other employees" of an adult nature on company-issued laptops. A slightly smaller percentage, 63%, found resumes and other evidence of job searches. Larry Ponemon, chairman of the research group behind the study, said the findings pointed to risky behavior by employees that heightened the potential for data security breaches.

Despite the anonymous nature of the Web survey, Ponemon said the results probably understated the true scope of the problems, as respondents with serious breaches or losses were probably too embarrassed to respond.

The survey was sponsored by Dell Inc.

To read the complete article visit ComputerWorld website