How many IT staffers abuse their access to confidential information?

The number may be surprisingly high.

One third of tech employees admit to using their access rights to view sensitive and private information in company databases, according to a recent survey by Cyber-Ark.

Common types of data perused: employee e-mail, salaries and contact info.

To make matters worse, the survey found 30% of companies change their privileged access passwords only once a quarter — and 9% never change them. That means the snooping can continue even after a staffer changes roles or leaves the company.

Tags: e-mail, IT staff, private data, security