Get real about BeReal: Employees’ social media use is threatening company data

Published 4 Min Read

Tweeting, Instagramming and even TikTok-ing through the work day has become a common (and even encouraged) practice. But are those seemingly harmless social media habits creating potentially harmful cybersecurity risks? 

On average, organizations experience 13 data exposures and risks per employee per day, according to Code42, a risk management platform. Of actual recorded breaches, one-third are caused by employees. And many of those accidents are traced directly to social media use. 

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


For reprint and licensing requests for this article, click here.


More From Employee Benefit News

Sign Up Form

Login Modal Form