How workers expose employers to cyber attacks

Ministry of ICT Principal Secretary Joseph Tiampati (right), Serianu CEO William Makatiani (centre) and Access Kenya Group Deputy CEO Kris Senanu during the launch of the Kenya Cyber Security Report 2014 in Nairobi last week. [Photo: Beverline Musili/Standard]

Kenya: Kenyan employees are unknowingly exposing their companies to cyber attacks through the use of personal devices to access company networks.

Data from a recently released cyber security report shows that with many companies in Kenya allowing their employees to bring their own devices to work, hackers are taking advantage of the poor security on these gadgets to access sensitive company information.