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From prowling social networking sites at work, to overriding their Company's installed security so they can access restricted Web sites, most employees were found to be generally imprudent and ambivalent when it comes to their company's overall security health, according to the 2010 Trend Micro survey on corporate and small business end users.
May 11, 2010

Even with corporate security and policies in place, companies can be sure that their employees will find a way to exert their online freedom: Roughly one out of ten users in each country admitted to overriding their corporate security in order to access restricted Web sites. Germany ranked the highest, with 12 percent of its end-users admitting to tinkering with corporate security; this is followed by the U.K., with 11 percent; U.S. and Japan both had 8 percent.

"These results might be disturbing to IT administrators and small business owners, but they're not all that surprising, especially to those of us who work within the security industry," said David Perry, global director of education, Trend Micro. "The key thing to remember is that there is still potential for redress through the right security technology designed specifically for your company's needs, as well as supportive, consistent employee education that drives awareness." For more information regarding this survey, please visit here.  

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