A survey released today has revealed infrequent firewall audits have led to questionable actions in the private IT sector and could lead to security risks. The research, by Tufin Technologies, showed one in 10 IT professionals admitted they or a colleague had cheated on an IT audit to make it pass muster. A lack of time and resources were the main reasons given by those who admitted to cheating, the survey said. Michael Hamelin, chief security architect at Tufin Technologies, said companies that conduct audits irregularly are a cause for concern because out of sync firewall rules leave networks open to exploitation.

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