IT downtime often comes with the discussion about how much productivity is lost, but a Globalscape Report showed that such downtime can have serious security implications.
Wrote itsecurity-magazine.com,
“Three-quarters (76%) of IT professionals also noted that if their workforce is unable to send or receive critical and timely files due to system availability issues, a new security concern arises, considering the information-sharing behavior of today’s employees. According to report, when internal technology comes up short, employees regularly turn to consumer-grade tools to send and access confidential information.
A full 63% of employees have used remote storage devices, like USB drives, to transfer confidential work files. Almost half (45%) of employees have used consumer sites like Dropbox and Box.net to share sensitive business information. In addition, 30% of employees have used cloud storage services for work-related files.”
The availability of faster mobile networks like 3G and 4G, employees can easily connect to these consumer sites via hotspots on their mobile phones when their local network goes down. This increases the risks of security implications.
Wrote itsecurity-magazine.com,
“Despite the costs and implications, system downtime is all too common. A vast majority (90%) of organizations said that they often unexpectedly lose access to critical systems, including mail servers, back-end processors, and file servers, and almost a third deal with downtime issues at least once a month.
“Downtime, while understood to be tremendously costly and frustrating, has become commonplace and even expected in the enterprise,” said James Bindseil, president and CEO of Globalscape, in a statement. “Oftentimes, downtime can be avoided, and companies should expect more from their vendors.”
Contact NetGain Systems at assistance@netgain-systems.com to learn how you can avoid downtime and reduce security implications for your company.
