#6 How Has Cybersecurity Created Opportunities for Workplace Deviance?

Cybersecurity has created many opportunities for workplace deviance. One of the first being that people can easily slack off in the workplace because they are always on a device. Because cybersecurity professionals are always on a device, it is quite easy for them to go on platforms in which they shouldn’t be on while working. These workers could be doing thinks such as roaming social media, playing online games, doing some online shopping, or even watching movies. This leads to a waste of company hours which causes a huge waste in company resources and possibly a backlog of work if it doesn’t get done. Another very common one can be something such as cyber bullying, because cyberbullying isn’t only for young teenagers and adults. Employees have access to plenty of channels such as email and other instant messaging services which make it possible for cyberbullying across all platforms. This can happen to other coworkers and can quickly lead to a toxic work environment which can then lead to less production. Another one that may be the largest of them all is data theft along with unauthorized access. Employees can misuse their access to sensitive data by either possibly stealing it for themselves when there’s no one else around to see them, or by granting someone else outside of the organization access to the sensitive data. Next is the possibility of social engineering attacks. Any employee is subject to the possibility of being blackmailed or some other way to be manipulated through any social engineering tatic. Some of these tactics include phishing, whaling, pretexting, or anything else in order to disclose sensitive information or perform unauthorized actions that compromise any company secrets. The last is time theft, in which employees can manipulate digital time systems that track how much time they work in order for themselves to get a higher paycheck and more hours.

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