What does it mean for security if employees are going around IT to use cloud services?
Infosecurity Magazine Explains:
As many as 80% of IT pros believe their end users have ‘gone behind their back’ to set up unapproved cloud services, with a whopping 40% accusing their users of ‘going rogue’ five or more times.
That’s according to a new report from Spiceworks, who polled 338 IT pros from across the globe to shine a light on the difficulties organizations face in managing the use of cloud services on their networks.
As many as 40% of respondents believe their organization’s data is more vulnerable now compared to five years ago as a result of users adopting cloud services that aren’t approved by the IT department, with larger businesses at greater risk due to shadow IT.
“We live in a world where ‘Shadow IT’ is now the norm and employees are using cloud-based technology without even knowing it,” David Kennerley, director of threat research at Webroot, told Infosecurity. “Files are being shared and new collaboration and messengering tools are being used without the IT department always knowing about it.”
