Most data security risks internal, Cisco study finds Most enterprise IT officials believe their company's employees pose a greater threat to data security than any outside source. New ways to protect data from insider attacks A disgruntled employee here, a careless one there, and just about any enterprise can find itself facing a mountain of trouble from confidential information made public. Help is at hand. Armed with increasingly sophisticated outbound-content monitors, information security officers finally have the weapons they need to conquer the threat of data leakage. Cisco study: IT security policies unfair Unfair policies prompt most employees to break company IT security rules, and that could lead to lost customer data, a Cisco study found. Podcast: 5 Ways Employees Can Sabotage Your Network With a poor economy and layoffs looming at a company, the most trusted employees can often turn and become an insider threat. Tim Connelly from Netcordia discusses five different ways that they can attack your network as a way for revenge or even profit (from data theft). (7:36) Podcast: Protecting against insider threats in a down economy With the economy in the tank and employees anxious about their jobs, corporations have to be extra vigilant against insider threats. Phil Neray of Guardium shares tips on how to monitor for potential inside jobs and how to be prevent losses. (16:44) Podcast: Who's Stealing Your Data? It's well known that insiders within your company are more likely to steal data than outside hackers, but who are these people? What types of people are the most likely to try and grab confidential data, and how? Keith Shaw talks with Imprivata CTO David Ting (pictured) about why certain employees try to steal data, and five steps that IT can take towards preventing insiders from taking your data (20:08). February giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet Up for grabs: One American Express gift card worth $250 from Global Knowledge; One Microsoft training course worth $2,995 from Global Knowledge; 15 copies each of the hot book titles Voice over IP Security, and CCNA Wireless Official Exam Certification Guide and 15 copies of Exchange Server 2007 How-To: Real Solutions for Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Administrators. Get all the entry details here. |
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