The insider threat is growing
Vormetric and Ovum surveyed more than 500 IT decision-makers at mid and large size organizations in the UK, France and Germany. They found that only nine percent of businesses …
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800M exposed records make 2013 record year for data breaches
Despite oft repeated claims that the insider threat is the one organizations should be looking out for, the numbers and statistics related to 2013 data breaches show that risk …
20M South Koreans affected by insider data theft
Personal and financial information of some 20 million South Koreans has been compromised by a consultant working for personal credit ratings firm Korea Credit Bureau (KCB), …
Financial services cyber security trends for 2014
Five years ago, questions directed at boards of directors and senior executives at financial services firms on the toughest risk management issues might have resulted in …
Over 80% of employees use unauthorized apps at work
More than 80 percent of employees admit to using non-approved SaaS applications in their jobs, say the results of a McAfee survey. But what’s even more interesting is …
Experts offer cyber security forecast for the year ahead
Kroll released its third annual Cyber Security Forecast, a prediction of the most significant cyber issues organizations will confront in 2014. The latest forecast highlights …
Open source crypto server for thwarting malicious insiders
Edward Snowden’s successful exfiltration of mountains of data from NSA systems and databases has once more put the spotlight back on the threat that insiders pose to …
The enemy within
Recent high-profile cases in the press have called attention to the threat the trusted insider can pose to the security of an organization. A recent survey highlighted that …
Unapproved cloud products put company data at risk
Egnyte released results from a new survey by Harris Interactive among 2,020 U.S. adults illustrates a major exposure for today’s businesses when it comes to the transfer …
Snowden social-engineered co-workers to share their passwords
The revelations stemming from the documents exfiltrated by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden have changed the way we look at many things, but the details that have been …
The threat within: How SMEs can protect themselves from light-fingered staff
It hasn’t been an easy time for small businesses. Where once cybercriminals shunned SMEs in favour of larger corporates, the threat landscape has changed drastically in …
Insider threat: Users are out of control
Employees are granted excessive privileges and access for their particular roles resulting in unnecessary risks to organizations. One of the most startling statistics from a …