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6 tips for guarding against rogue sys admins

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6 tips for guarding against rogue sys admins
One of the biggest threats that organizations face is losing sensitive data -- such as payment card or personally identifiable information about customers or employees -- to theft from their own employees. The threat is greatest from systems and network administrators, who have privileged access to vast amounts of corporate data and are responsible for most compromised records in insider cases. Read More


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Security quiz: How well do you know the insider threat?
The threat that trusted employees could steal data, corrupt data and do damage to networks is a rising concern among IT security professionals. Take this quiz to find out how familiar you are with the problem of and some of its solutions. Read More


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Two hackers convicted of defacing Comcast's website two years ago were sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison. Read More



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