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Shopping, games & porn | The top 10 ways staff use work computers for personal reasons - revealed

The top 10 ways staff use work computers for personal reasons - revealed

As the line between home and work lives becomes increasingly blurred, employees using their work computers for personal use have landed in the spotlight.

Despite some employers installing surveillance software like keyloggers and screenshot tools to track employee productivity, many employees are using their office desktop or work-issued laptop or mobile for non-work purposes – including viewing explicit material.

In fact, only 30% of employees claim they never use work devices for personal use.

Not only does this raise ethical questions and expose employees to disciplinary action, but with the threat of cyberattacks it can also expose personal financial information, health records, private emails, social media content, personal photos, and internet habits to cybercriminals.

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