Cyber technology has created opportunities for deviance of all kinds, and workplace deviance is no exception. Not only does everybody have a phone in their pocket tempting them 24/7 to browse the internet instead of working, but it also opens the door for behavior that was not previously feasible. I have personally been in workplaces where employees were cyberbullied and it took a huge toll on morale, especially as a friend of the victim. With the majority of company data being housed in computers these days, theft of this data by the tech savvy is an ever present threat as well.

Deviance can get a lot more serious when somebody gets a job with the intention of cybercrime though, as somebody who is trusted as an employee will have a lot of leeway when it comes to getting away with things. People can plug in malicious flash drives, sneak information where they shouldn’t, or in the worst cases, compromise the entire system.