Employees don't always take cyber hygiene seriously, which could have harmful effects on a hospital or health system's cybersecurity, according to a report released by software company Mobile Mentor.
The research team surveyed 1,500 employees in the U.S. and Australia from Nov. 11-30. The employees worked in healthcare, finance, education and government. Here are five notable takeaways:
- Twenty-nine percent of employees write their work passwords in a personal journal.
- Sixty-nine percent of employees said they choose passwords that are easy to remember.
- Forty-one percent of employees said cybersecurity policies restrict the way they work, and 36 percent said they find ways to work around these policies.
- Sixty-four percent of employees use a personal device for work, but only 43 percent of those devices are securely enabled.
- Just 31 percent of employees use a password management tool.