Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Human error is now the biggest concern among network security executives, a new study has revealed.
According to vnunet.com, the poll questioned IT chiefs in both April and October and found that workers' mistakes are now the biggest concern, usurping employee fraud.
Some 39 percent of respondents said this was now their main concern, up from the 35 percent who said that fraud was their biggest worry.
"There have been quite a few public breaches and issues of best practice and data control in the news since April," explained researcher Mike Smart, who helped to conduct the survey.
He added that FBI data corroborated results showing a shift towards insider threats.
Smart continued by insisting that while firms were right to be mindful of internal threats, they must not let their guard down against outside attacks.
Elsewhere, eweek has reported that many data security breaches are the result of a growing insider threat.
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