"Employees Take Risks to Avoid Login Hassles"

According to a new 1Password report, 43 percent of employees admit to risky online behaviors such as sharing logins, offloading tasks to others, or abandoning certain tasks in order to avoid complicated login procedures. Of those surveyed by 1Password, 41 percent said having to remember multiple logins increases stress and strains mental health. While 37 percent say their current job's onboarding process was time-consuming, confusing, or difficult when it came to logging into work-related accounts. Security issues appear to be harming businesses in other ways as well. More than a quarter of employees (26 percent) say they have abandoned a work task to avoid the hassle of logging in. Because of some login processes, 38 percent have procrastinated, delegated, or skipped setting up new work security apps. In addition, login issues have caused 62 percent to miss more than 10 hours of meetings per year. Boundaries are also blurring, with 45 percent using their personal email, LinkedIn, Facebook, or other personal accounts for single sign-on at work, thus putting companies at risk because they cannot monitor these accounts for security or ensure that best security practices are followed. This article continues to discuss key findings from 1Password's new report on how login fatigue impacts employee security and more. 

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