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Breaking News

How To Spot A Fake Facebook Profile
Barracuda Networks gathers telltale characteristics of the phony Facebook "Friend"

Study: The Aftermath Of A Breach
New Ponemon-Experian study highlights organizations' top priorities following a data breach

Videoconferencing Can Be The Bug In The Boardroom
Recent research underscores that insecure video conferencing systems can allow hackers to listen into a company's confidential discussions. Firms should take steps to evaluate their systems and secure them

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By The Numbers

Sources Of Internal Breaches in State Networks
Accidental acts by employees and malicious software caused the greatest number of internal breaches with state organizations and more than 20 percent of state CIOs say they have had no internal breaches.

bar graph: Sources Of Internal Breaches in State Networks



Source: 2010 Deloitte-NASCIO Cybersecurity Study

 

Blog

Author Photo How To Monitor Employees Without Being A Perv
Posted by Rich Mogull
January 15, 2012

While we need to monitor our employees to protect organization secrets, there's no need to turn the workplace into a bad episode of Big Brother

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Around The Web

NETWORK WORLD
Biggest Insider Threat? Sys Admin Gone Rogue
Privileged insiders can pose the threat to companies, especially the people that put the network together and keep it running

CIO.COM
Security Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Insider Threat?
Inside attackers tend to be motivated by revenge and greed and make use of privileges that should have been revoked or limited, according to quiz

V3
ArcSight Upgrades Tackle The Insider Threat
Enterprise Security Manager gets an upgrade to better combat security issues posed by insiders, analyzing who had access to to data at what time, for example

SOFTPEDIA
Security Researchers Express Concern over PlayStation 3 Hack
Recent hack that lets anyone create code that runs on PlayStation 3 gaming systems could serve as a catalyst for malware development on the PS3

TECHEYE
Cyber Attacks On Hospitals And Power Grids "Likely"
The rollout of smart meters and the slow adoption of patches in the utilities and energy sectors leaves security weak, especially to disgruntled insiders, according to a study by the Georgia Tech Information Security Center

TECH HERALD
NCSAM: Trust Abused - Looking At Threats From The Inside
Imperva executive discusses the threat posed by insiders

NETWORK WORLD
State IT Security Pros Feeling Big Budget Squeeze
States need more centralized authority and a large budget to secure their networks, finds a study conducted by the National Association of State CIOs

GOVERNMENT COMPUTER NEWS
Report: WikiLeaks Source Exploited Security Flaw
A U.S. State Department program lacked a feature that could have alerted officials to the unauthorized download of diplomatic cables

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Insider Threat Reports

report How to Prevent an Illicit Data Dump
There are no silver bullets when it comes to protecting company and customer data from loss or theft, but there are technological and procedural systems that will go a long way toward preventing a WikiLeaks-like data dump. Here are some tips and tricks to help protect your organization's most sensitive information.

report Email and Data Loss
Email encryption, rights management, email gateways, and full-on data loss prevention systems can keep corporate data secure. Here's a look at the pros and cons of each, to help you determine what?s best for your business.

report An Insider Threat Reality check
Heightened concern that users could inadvertently expose or leak -- or purposely steal -- an organization's sensitive data has spurred debate over the proper technology and training to protect the crown jewels. In this special retrospective of recent news coverage, Dark Reading takes a look at how organizations are handling the threat -- and what users are really up to.

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