Study: Companies Are Not as Secure as They Think CSO Online (11/25/13) Gonsalves, Antone In a recent survey of 1,000 IT professionals and companies, CompTIA found that more than 80 percent believed their current level of security was completely or mostly satisfactory, despite the fact that only 13 percent of the respondents had made significant improvements to their security approach over the last two years. During that time, many organizations have adopted cloud computing, bring-your-own-device practices, and expanded their use of social media, all of which would require new technologies and policies to secure. Without such changes, a companys security is likely insufficient. Many companies remain firmly focused on hacking and malware, seeing those as the most persistent threats. However, the landscape has changed with the rise of advanced persistent threats, denial of service, IPv6 attacks, and mobile malware. The survey notes that many organizations must step back and reevaluate their security strategies, beginning at the top and down through all levels of the organization. In the 11 years that CompTIA has been conducting the survey, employee mistakes have always been a major cause of security breaches. In the most recent report, more than half of the respondents said human error has become a larger problem over the last two years.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 04:35:10 +0000