One in five employees would sell their work passwords, some for less than $1000

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by Sindy Cator on March 23, 2016 at 12:21 am

It turns out that all of the security in the world won’t stop a disgruntled — or adequately incentivized — employee. According to research done by Austin, Texas-based security company SailPoint, one in five employees would sell their work passwords for money. And not even a high sum, either. In the report, 44 percent of those who responded affirmatively said that they would sell their credentials for less than $1000. It’s not the only poor password practice that workers engage in, although you could argue that it is the most nefarious. Additionally, nearly two-thirds of employees admitted to sharing passwords…