{"id":406,"date":"2025-10-20T00:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T00:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yourtechupdates.com\/?p=3564"},"modified":"2025-10-20T00:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T00:05:00","slug":"staff-have-too-much-access-to-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nyetechnologysolutions.com\/?p=406","title":{"rendered":"Half of staff have too much access to data"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe class=\"fitvidsignore\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1111232883?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"USOct25 - Tech update video 3 ready to use\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a question to make you pause: Do you know exactly who in your business can access your critical data right now?<\/p>\n<p>And more importantly, do they <em>need<\/em> that access to do their job?<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re like most business owners, you probably assume that access is sorted out during setup and that\u2019s the end of it. But new research says otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out that around half of staff in businesses have access to far more data than they should.<\/p>\n<p>Which is a big problem.<\/p>\n<p>Not just because of the risk of someone doing something malicious, but because mistakes happen. When people can see things they don\u2019t need, it opens the door to accidents, breaches, and headaches with compliance and audits.<\/p>\n<p>This is what\u2019s known as <em>insider risk<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>It simply means the risk that comes from people inside your business, whether they\u2019re employees, contractors, or anyone else who has access to your systems.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes insider risk is deliberate, like when someone steals data.<\/p>\n<p>But far more often it\u2019s unintentional. Someone clicks on the wrong thing, sends information to the wrong person, or keeps hold of access when they leave the business. And that\u2019s when trouble starts.<\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest issues is what\u2019s called \u201cprivilege creep\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where people gradually build up more access than they really need, often because they move roles, get added to new systems, or no one takes a close look at what they can see.<\/p>\n<p>The research shows that only a tiny percentage of businesses are actively managing this properly. And that means huge amounts of data are being left exposed.<\/p>\n<p>Even scarier, nearly half of businesses admit that some of their ex-staff still have access to systems <em>months<\/em> after leaving. That\u2019s like leaving the keys to your office in the hands of someone who no longer works for you.<\/p>\n<p>The solution is to make sure your people can only access what they need, and nothing more. This is often called \u201cleast privilege\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It means setting up systems so that permissions are limited to what\u2019s necessary. And access is only given temporarily when required. That\u2019s sometimes referred to as \u201cjust in time\u201d access.<\/p>\n<p>And just as important, when someone leaves your business, all their access should be removed straight away.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s world of cloud apps, AI tools, and \u201cinvisible IT\u201d (where software is used without IT even knowing about it) makes this trickier. But it\u2019s not impossible. It just means being proactive.<\/p>\n<p>Regularly reviewing who has access to what, tightening permissions, and using tools that help automate this can make a huge difference.<\/p>\n<p>The aim isn\u2019t to slow people down. It\u2019s to protect your data, your customers, and your business\u2019s reputation.<\/p>\n<p>If you need help checking how secure your access controls are, get in touch. It\u2019s better to know now than after a breach.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know who in your business can access your critical data right now?<br \/>\nThe risks that come along with that can be bigger than you think. 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