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Current Filter: Security>>>>>News> Temporary workers handed administrative privileges Editorial Type: News Date: 01-2015 Views: 1291   |  | ||
 | Some 72% of temporary workers admit to being given administrative privileges on their employers’ IT systems, according to new research from endpoint security software firm Avecto The research also found that only half of the temporary workers surveyed were informed of any application or data restrictions during their induction period. Administrator accounts allow powerful access to a business' operating system and are actively sought out by hackers to gain entry to the core of the network. If a user has admin privileges, a business has little control over the software that can be installed, meaning security and configuration settings can be changed, commented Avecto. Paul Kenyon, EVP at Avecto, added: "Giving any worker admin rights is akin to giving them the keys to the kingdom. The insider threat has been well documented, but this research demonstrates that businesses clearly haven't got the message." | ||
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