Data Leakage Worldwide: Part 3 -- The Insider Threat

• Press Release
• Source: Cisco Systems, Inc.
• On Thursday November 20, 2008, 8:00 am EST

SAN JOSE, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Nov 20, 2008 --

Part 3: Highlights/Key Facts: November 20, 2008

• Cisco releases third and final set of research findings on data leakage, this time focusing on the "insider threat" within companies and how malicious or inadvertent behavior impacts data protection for companies, employees, customers, and partners.
• The research features perceptions and behavior of 2,000 employees and IT professionals in 10 countries: the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, China, India, Australia, and Brazil.
• Key Findings: The Insider Threat
• The majority of IT professionals feel that employees pose more of a security threat than outsiders.
• One in three IT respondents said portable hard drive devices are the top concern for how data is leaked -- more than email, lost or stolen devices, and verbal communication.
• Some employees admit they kept corporate-issued devices after leaving previous jobs, and their reasons vary from relying on it for personal use to getting back at their companies.
• About one in 10 employees lost or had a corporate device stolen in the year leading up to the study, creating a data loss incident for themselves and their companies.
• One in 10 employees admit that they or someone they knew stole corporate information and/or devices and/or sold them for profit.
• http://tools.cisco.com/cmn/jsp/index.jsp?id=81059

• http://tools.cisco.com/cmn/jsp/index.jsp?id=80358

• http://tools.cisco.com/cmn/jsp/index.jsp?id=79228

Tags / Keywords:

Security, Cisco security, network security, data loss, data leakage, data loss prevention, data protection, IT security, employee behavior, IT perceptions, security policy, IT policy, corporate policy, policy, insider, insider threat

Links / URLs:

• Research results: www.cisco.com/go/dlp
• White paper Part 1: http://cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/ns170/ns896/ns895/white_paper_c11-499060.html
• White paper Part 2: http://cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/ns170/ns896/ns895/white_paper_c11-503131.html
• White paper Part 3: http://cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/ns170/ns896/ns895/white_paper_c11-506224.html
• Cisco Platform blog: Do You Know Where Your Data Is? http://blogs.cisco.com/news/comments/do_you_know_where_your_data_really_is/#more
• Cisco Platform blog: Picture Window http://blogs.cisco.com/news/comments/picture_window1/#more
• DigItAll Consumer: Data Leakage Concerns for Consumers: http://blogs.cisco.com/consumer/comments/data_leakage_concerns_for_consumers
• DigItAll Consumer: How to Avoid Vulnerabilities Online: http://blogs.cisco.com/consumer/comments/how_to_avoid_vulnerabilities_online
• DigItAll Consumer: Threats to Consumers on the Internet: http://blogs.cisco.com/consumer/comments/threats_to_consumers_on_the_internet
• YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/Cisco

Quotes:

• John N. Stewart, Chief Security Officer, Cisco

"Businesses are enabling employees to become increasingly collaborative and mobile. Without modern-day security technologies, policies, awareness and education, information is more vulnerable. Today, data is in transit, in use, within programs, stored on devices, and in places beyond the traditional business environment, such as at home, on the road, in cafes, on airplanes and trains. This trend is here to stay. To protect your data effectively, we need to start understanding the risk characteristics of business and then base technology, policy, and awareness and education plans on those factors."

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John N. Stewart: Cisco CSO's Security Strategy
http://www.youtube.com/v/-tYBZV-O7A0&hl=en&fs=1

Christopher Burgess: Data Leakage & the Threat Landscape
http://www.youtube.com/v/sehTddBFNEs&hl=en&fs=1

Nasrin Rezai: Cisco's Approach to Preventing Data Leakage
http://www.youtube.com/v/CwM46MGbof0&hl=en&fs=1

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