Over half of employees admit that they would take employer’s property before leaving their employment

52% of employees would steal their employer’s property before leaving their employment. Nearly a quarter would take customer contact details, while a similar number would take stationery. These are the results of a survey of 1,000 UK workers by SailPoint, the business identity management business. When asked what they would do if they were given a confidential file mistakenly, 57% admitted that they would look at it, but only 1% said that they would seek to sell the information.

SailPoint has identified a three-step plan to ensure business information is treated more valuably. Step one: have policies and educate workers about the treatment of confidential information. Step two: strictly limit the accessibility of certain information to particular people, and limit access when people leave the employment or change roles. Step three: conduct quarterly access reviews to see if the existing rights and privileges are necessary, especially for highly sensitive systems.

For more on their survey results, click here: http://www.sailpoint.com/news/press/press-release.php?release=70.