Kaspersky Finds 30% of IT Security Managers Missed Important Personal Events due to Data Breaches>
Security Magazine – Kaspersky
According to the report, 30 percent of employees who are involved in the aftermath of an incident missed an important personal event, had to work over night (32 percent) or suffered additional stressors (33 percent). A quarter of respondents even had to cancel vacations (27 percent). Work-related stress encroaches on personnel work-life balance, efficiency and motivation, with 76 percent of employees feeling it impacts personal relationships, and 16 percent reporting they even quit their current job because of it. Stress levels must be considered, especially now when so many employees are working from home and struggling to maintain a productive working routine, says the study. a third of managers worked over night or had to incur overtime at work (33 percent for SMBs and 32 percent for enterprises). This can also result in other tasks and deadlines being pushed back in more than a quarter of both SMBs (27 percent) and enterprises (26 percent). According to Kaspersky, the following steps can help organizations keep the impact of a breach on staff to a minimum: In the time of crisis, be transparent with your people. In âpeace time,â it is best to prepare a list of steps for an IT department in case of an incident: who to inform first, who is responsible for what and what steps should be made. ⢠If a breach occurs, focus on properly investigating the causes and consequences instead of just searching for any guilty staff. Any crisis can be seen as a time of opportunity. Create a corporate culture where all employees understand the importance of cybersecurity.
Link: https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/92228-kaspersky-finds-30-of-it-security-managers-missed-important-personal-events-due-to-data-breaches