“Security and productivity shouldn’t be at odds" as research discovers common issues.
Around two-thirds of U.S. security professionals say they have retained access to internal systems after leaving a previous employer, revealing critical gaps in offboarding and identity lifecycle management
According to research from Tailscale, 68% retain access, whilst 83% of IT and engineering professionals admit to actively bypassing security controls in order to get their work done. This research also found that ten percent say their current VPN setup “works well” with no major issues, while 90% report limitations such as security risks, latency, or operational overhead.
“Security and productivity shouldn’t be at odds,” said Avery Pennarun, CEO of Tailscale. “When developers, engineers, and IT all say the current system is broken - and worse, start working around it — that’s a sign the tools need to change, not the people.”
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
