CXOs are the weakest link in mobile device security and most likely to suffer cyber attacks

guest · May 28, 2020

CXOs are the weakest link in mobile device security and most likely to suffer cyber attacks
May 28, 2020
https://www.zdnet.com/article/cxos-...rity-and-most-likely-to-suffer-cyber-attacks/

Whilst staff tend to stick to the rules imposed by the business, many in more senior roles ask for relaxed mobile security protocols

New research released today from London-based security platform MobileIron has revealed that the C-suite is the most likely group within an organization to ask for relaxed mobile security protocols, despite this group also being highly targeted by malicious cyber attacks.
Its "Trouble at the Top" study combined research from 300 enterprise IT decision-makers across Benelux, France, Germany, UK, and the US, as well as 50 C-level executives from the UK and the US.
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The study showed that over two-thirds (68%) of C-level executives said IT security compromises their personal privacy, and over three in five (62%) said that security limits the usability of their device. Almost three in five (58%) claimed that IT security is too complex to understand.

Over three in four (76%) C-level executives admitted requesting to bypass one or more of their organization's security protocols last year.
Of these, 47% requested network access to an unsupported device, 45% requested to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA), and 37% requested access to business data on an unsupported app.

If IT views the C-suite as the weak link when it comes to cybersecurity, then executives need to make sure they adhere to IT policies.
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