How has cyber technology created opportunities for workplace deviance?

Cyber technology has a variety of behaviors in its arsenal to break down and expose organizations. Deviance is typically divided into two categories: interpersonal and organizational. Interpersonal deviance aims to degrade relationships through activities like dishonesty, slandering, and assigning blame. Organizational deviance includes behaviors like being unprepared or seizing property. Deviance within an organization is one of the most frequent problems a company will encounter, thus it isn’t always a problem that needs to be ignored. Regardless of how hard you strive to reduce workplace deviance, there will always be an incident. 

 One use of deviance is when using cyber technology, employees of the organization are potentially granted access to data, financial records, and business information. With all the embezzlement and manipulating issues, it affects a company. Also, cyber technology may be utilized to engage in sophisticated social engineering assaults on staff members, including phishing or pretexting, in order to get access to private data or systems. Within those cyberattacks, staff members are duped into disclosing private data that can be exploited for fraudulent activity, such as login passwords or financial documents. Another Form of deviance is Malware, which is a different kind of deviation. This is malicious software that is created with the intention of infecting and harming computer systems. Workers might mistakenly or actively install malware onto the company’s networks, which could harm the servers, steal data, or give hackers access. Employers may be harassed or bullied through technology, frequently in an incognito manner. Low morale, high turnover, and possible legal concerns for the company can result from this. Social networking access on company computers by employees makes the system vulnerable to attacks from hackers. Any unauthorized usage of company computers can open the door to hackers. Additionally, they are divulging credentials to other employees who could harm the company. 

Overall, it is important for organizations to implement strong cybersecurity measures to prevent these and other types of workplace deviance. This includes monitoring employee activities, conducting regular security audits, providing cybersecurity training to employees, and implementing security protocols and procedures to protect valuable data and resources