Survey: Six out of the top nine reasons why IT professionals can be fired are related to security. Failing to meet regulatory compliance and getting a large fine or penalty was the top offense. A data breach that becomes public was a fireable offense for 38 percent of companies. Other fireable offenses included failing to modernize a security program, data breaches with unknown causes, and the failure of a security product or program investment. Some of this may not, strictly speaking, be the employee’s fault, but at the end of the day, someone has to be held accountable.”]
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