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Breaking News
Have Your Users' Passwords Already Been Hacked?
If employees use their same password at work and in their personal lives, another company's breach may weaken your own security. Five steps to mitigate the risk
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
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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.
Source: 2010 Deloitte-NASCIO Cybersecurity Study
Blog
How To Monitor Employees Without Being A PervJanuary 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
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Inside attackers tend to be motivated by revenge and greed and make use of privileges that should have been revoked or limited, according to quiz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
Insider Threat Reports
How Encrypting Content Reduces Liabilities and Costs
Data is everywhere, and most of it is not encrypted. Companies need to protect their data to avoid loss of corporate reputation, expensive remediation efforts, loss of goodwill among customers, loss of revenue and other unpleasant results. Learn how encrypting data in transit and at rest can help.
What Every Business Should Know About Cloud Computing and e-Discovery
Get guidance on how to deploy e-discovery applications and craft service-level agreements with your cloud service provider, so your company's cloud computing initiatives don't undermine your investments in e-discovery. Use these guidelines to evaluate cloud service providers and to define your SLAs.
Spam in 2011: Protection Against Evolving Threats
The very best anti-spam solutions deliver 95% effectiveness. Unfortunately, that's not good enough. To defeat spam, enterprises need a holistic approach. Learn about evolving spam threats and the technology required to close the 5% gap in defenses.
Other reports from the Insider Threat Tech Center:
- HIPAA Update: Keeping Compliant With The Latest Healthcare Email Security Regulations
- What Are Your Obligations To Retain Email And Other Electronic Content?
- How to Prevent an Illicit Data Dump
- Email and Data Loss
- An Insider Threat Reality check
- Compliance From the Inside Out: Are Your Insider Threat Controls In Place?
- Inside Out: Protecting Your Partnerships -- and Your Data
- Rotten Apples: How To Detect And Stop Malicious Insiders In Your Organization
- Understanding The Insider Threat
- Well-Meaning Employees -- And How To Stop Them
Insider Threat Newsfeed
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- Auto/Mate Launches Guard/Mate
- Avira Partners With Secure.me To Offer Facebook Protection
- F5 Keeps Android Users Connected And Productive With New Secure Access Solutions
- Spam--Key Trends In 2011 And Predictions For 2012
- U.S. Coast Guard Purchases Unisys Stealth Solution For Secure Virtual Terminal
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