Singapore sees growing cybersecurity risks due to employee behaviour

Singapore employees have been found to engage in habits that compromise company data and security.

Accessing sensitive information is the most prevalent harmful employee behaviour in Singapore, CyberArk reported.

According to CyberArk, 90% of Singapore employees use personal devices with inadequate security controls to access workplace applications containing critical data, with 44% habitually downloading customer data and 40% able to alter critical or sensitive information.

The use of AI tools is becoming increasingly prevalent in Singapore workplaces, introducing vulnerabilities such as the risk of sensitive data being input into these tools.

Over 81% of employees in Singapore use AI tools, and more than 34% do not consistently follow guidelines for handling sensitive information while using them.

In addition, 63% of Singapore employees often bypass cybersecurity policies to make their lives easier which may include using one password across multiple accounts, using personal devices as WiFi hotspots, and forwarding corporate emails to personal accounts.

Notably, password reuse and misuse are common amongst employees, with 55% using the same login credentials for multiple work-related applications, 47% using the same credentials for both personal and work applications, and 65% sharing workplace-specific confidential information with outside parties.

CyberArk surveyed 14,003 employees working

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