Quebecers don’t care about data theft at work

Cyber ​​threats don’t seem to bother Quebec employees who feel little worried about data theft at work, when online fraud cost $ 100 million.

According to a Terranova Security study released on Tuesday, 36% of Quebec employees say they are less concerned about cyber threats, while 30% mention lack of cybersecurity training.

The study reveals that Quebec companies are not doing enough to protect their organizations from cyber threats as they do not provide adequate cybersecurity training.

More than three in four employees (76%) believe that the responsibility for protecting corporate data lies with the IT department, while 62% of employees believe they play a critical role.

Canadian companies do not provide employees with sufficient cyber threat training, with only 39% of employees surveyed saying they work in a company where cybersecurity training is mandatory.

This low training rate is not due to a lack of employee interest, as 87% find cybersecurity training “attractive”, according to the survey.

“It is clear that cybersecurity training and awareness is being neglected by many Quebec companies, even as cybercrime is on the rise, which is worrying,” said Theo Zafirakos, CISO of Terranova Security.

“The study shows that there is work to be done to make people aware of the important role they play in data protection at work, but the responsibility doesn’t stop with them,” he stressed.