Risky personal devices
Without clear security policies around the use of company data and personally owned devices, staff may connect their own devices to your network, which in turn could lead to the inadvertent import of malware or compromise of sensitive information..
Legal risks
If your workforce is not supported and trained effectively, especially around how they handle particular types of sensitive information, the organisation may be subject to legal action.
Inefficient reporting
Without a robust cyber security culture and formal reporting process, you are unable to uncover potential issues as well as report genuine incidents.
Open to external attacks
Your users are the primary focus for external attackers. Attacks such as phishing or social engineering rely on taking advantage of legitimate user capabilities and in turn, can gain access rights.
Open to insider threats
Without the right processes in place, employees hold a lot of power. Dissatisfied employees can easily abuse their system level privileges or coerce other employees to gain access to information or systems to which they are not authorised.