Cisco Global Survey of Security Attitudes and Practices
One of the most interesting things about a recent Cisco/InsightExpress survey of attitudes about information security is how globalization has not homogenized these perspectives.
Some of the findings are:
- Nearly eight in 10 eEnd users who use their company-issued computer for personal matters send/receive personal email through a personal email account on a regular basis.
- In the UK, consumer-oriented IM tends to be used by a significantly greater proportion of end users compared to those who say such services are IT-approved.
- In China and Japan, significantly more End Users tend to use personal email compared to those who say it has the approval of their company's IT department.
- Compared to other countries, a significantly larger proportion of End Users in China, Brazil and India has altered the security settings on their company-issued laptop.
Marie Hattar, vice president of network and security solutions at Cisco told CNET that
"as you evolve your business into different cultures, even if you have locked down your physical security and your network security you can't escape from having to put into place an education program to raise the awareness that you have to educate your employees about the possibility of verbal disclosure."
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