73% of office workers thinks staff get blame for cybersecurity incidents [Video]

Nearly three-quarters of Irish office workers believe their employer holds staff personally responsible for cybersecurity incidents in the workplace.

Research from IT managed services company IT.ie, conducted in partnership with SonicWall, shows 73% of office workers think their employer holds staff responsible for cybersecurity breaches either through disciplinary action or unfavourable treatment.

Three in 10 workers reported that at least one person in their company has been fired for accidentally causing a breach in the last 12 months.

A total of 1,000 office workers were surveyed by Censuswide for the research, which also found that 38% believe their company ‘always’ holds employees responsible for cybersecurity incidents, while 35% said they do so ‘sometimes’.

As a result, half (50%) of office workers feel stressed about cybersecurity in their job despite 60% believing that employees are not to blame for unintentional breaches and incidents.

The personal toll of causing a cybersecurity breach is so great that almost two-thirds (64%) of office …