The bMighty ANTenna
News From Around The Web

Insider Security Threats Double in Past Year

Thursday, July 3, 2008
By bMighty.com Staff

Security breaches due to insider action have more than doubled since 2007, according to a new report. One organization is working on an insider risk assessment service.

According to the report from the Identity Theft Resource Center, nearly 16 percent of breaches so far this year came from insiders, up from 6 percent in 2007, and 11.7 percent came from attackers outside the company, down from 14.1 percent last year. Data stolen from laptops, thumb drives, and PDAs accounted for 20.2 percent of the breaches; accidental exposure by the organization accounted for 15.2 percent, while loss or theft by a subcontractor tallied 13.5 percent.

Meanwhile, Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute’s CERT Program is developing an insider risk assessment pilot program to help organizations determine their vulnerability to insider breaches. The program, based on data gathered from more than 300 incidents, will become a full-fledged service next year and may eventually be turned into a software tool.

Source(s): DarkReading

This is a public forum. CMP Media and its affiliates are not responsible for and do not control what is posted herein. CMP Media makes no warranties or guarantees concerning any advice dispensed by its staff members or readers.

Community standards in this comment area do not permit hate language, excessive profanity, or other patently offensive language. Please be aware that all information posted to this comment area becomes the property of CMP Media LLC and may be edited and republished in print or electronic format as outlined in CMP Media's Terms of Service.

Important Note: This comment area is NOT intended for commercial messages or solicitations of business.

Research & Downloads

Browse by Category

Imaging How-To Center

Document imaging basics, plus how to select a solution

FREE Technology Services Locator!

Search our database of 200,000 solution- provider locations by business activity, technology, vertical market, and customer size. Find a technology partner NOW.