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Employee Awareness of IT Security Threats
Updated April 10, 2025
Employee awareness of IT security threats depends on their position, company size, and industry. Use this report to answer 5 main questions about companies' IT security policies and employee awareness of IT security threats.
In the digital economy, company data and processes become the domain of IT services. As a result, IT security and management now represent critical business functions for all companies.
But, to what extent are employees aware of IT services and security policies at their companies?
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We surveyed 1,000 full-time employees to understand how companies invest in IT security and how well employees understand and follow their companies' IT security policy.
We found that maintaining an IT security policy educates employees about company security and prepares companies for a security breach.
However, many companies still struggle to overcome an awareness gap among employees, particularly between those at decision-making and entry-level positions, about how their companies handle IT security.
Our Findings
- Over half (52%) of companies have cybersecurity policies.
- More than one-fourth (28%) of employees don’t know whether their company has a cybersecurity policy.
- Nearly half (46%) of entry-level employees don’t know whether their company has a cybersecurity policy.
- Nearly two-thirds (63%) of employees are uncertain whether their company will experience more IT security threats over the next year.
- A majority (56%) of employees feel their company is prepared for IT security threats.
- Employees identify physical theft of company property (17%) as the biggest threat to company security.
We suggest that companies focus on IT security training and onboarding to increase awareness about IT security policy and about potential threats.
About The Survey
Clutch surveyed 1,000 full-time employees about their company's IT security policy and their level of IT security awareness.
Approximately two-thirds (65%) of employees work at companies with over 50 employees. Over one-quarter (26%) work at companies with over 1,000 employees.
Respondents were widely distributed across positions within their companies: 45% work at the manager level or above, and the remainder hold the positions of associate (40%) or entry-level (15%).
Grayson Kemper is a Content & Editorial Manager Manager at Clutch. He manages content and editorial teams and researches SEO, emerging technologies, and business services topics.
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