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by Felicia Grady 7 min read

Many Policy Violations Are Driven by Stress, Not Desire to Harm

We asked more than 330 remote employees from a wide range of industries to self-report on both their daily stress levels and their adherence to cybersecurity policies over the course of two weeks.

Job Design and Cybersecurity Are Intertwined

It’s common to think of security as secondary to productivity. In normal times, that’s not necessarily a problem, as employees are likely to have the resources to devote sufficient energy to both.

Hackers Take Advantage of Altruism

Most managers would say it’s a good thing if their employees want to help one another. But unfortunately, altruism can come at a cost: In our study, around 18% of policy violations were motivated by a desire to help a coworker.

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