Cyber technologies have created opportunities for workplace deviance in many ways, from hacking private information, to damaging an organization, and more. Workplace deviance is when deliberate, malicious attempts to sabotage an organization by causing problems in the workplace. This can be caused by job stressors, organizational frustration, lack of control in the work environment, downsizing, and more. Employees now have been caught with excessive use of the internet for non-work related activities such as online shopping and surfing the web and this is not only stealing time and money from the company but as well increasing workplace deviance. It can also occur when an employee gets fired or disgruntled and their access rights to the company’s information has not been revoked, thus the former employee can cause harm by stealing data and giving it to its’ competitors.



Data is so important nowadays, that it can be worth a lot of money to some people, especially information of important people like CEOs and politicians, Data can be copied and go undetected by employers, it is hard to see if a user has taken the information. Studies show that they are typically committed by a mentally stable employee who may exhibit emotions such as anger or resentment and are sporadic in nature. Cybersecurity is needed to ensure this doesn’t happen and that information can be protected to reduce workplace deviance. Tools to help prevent is to ensure correct access rights, protect information with firewalls and physical protection, and monitor important data.