Security training programs don’t do enough to mitigate insider risk

Employee-related security risks top the list of concerns for security professionals, but organizations aren’t doing enough to prevent negligent employee behavior, according to a new study.

Last month, security research firm Ponemon Institute, sponsored by Experian Data Breach Resolution, surveyed 601 individuals at companies with a data protection and privacy training program on the issue of negligent and malicious employee behaviors for the Managing Insider Risk through Training & Culture report.

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