| What They Do |
Why They Do It |
| Use work computers and devices for personal use, including Internet shopping, downloading music and visiting social networking sites. |
“My boss isn’t around.”
“My IT department will support me if something goes wrong.”
“I Would never get personal things done if I didn’t do them at work.”
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| Allow non-employees to borrow work computers and devices for personal use. As employees work more frequently from home, the likelihood increases that they will share corporate devices with family members and roommates, who aren’t held to a company’s security policies. |
“My boss does it.”
“I am too busy to think about security issues.”
“I don’t see anything wrong with it.”
“I don’t think it increases security risks.”
“Co-workers do it.”
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| Hijack wireless Internet connections from neighbors. |
“I needed it because I was in a bind.”
“I don’t have my own Internet connection.”
“I can’t tell if I’m using my own or my neighbor’s wireless connection.”
“My neighbor doesn’t know, so it’s OK.”
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| Access work files with personal, non-IT-protected devices. |
“These devices are secure with anti-virus and other content security software.”
“I regularly use these devices to access my network.”
“My IT department has said it’s OK to do so.”
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| Open e-mail and attachments from unknown or suspicious sources. Many remote workers admit that they still open suspicious e-mail and attachments even though the risk of triggering a malware attack is well known. |
No reasons offered. |