Insiders Continue to Pose Serious Security Risks

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions Managing Compliance Standards April 05, 2012 Negligent Employees Top Cause of Data Breaches Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) and the Ponemon Institute recently released the findings of the 2011 Cost of Data Breach Study: United States, which reveals negligent insiders are the top cause of data breaches while malicious attacks are 25 percent more costly than other types. The study also found organizations which employ a chief information security officer (CISO) with enterprise-wide responsibility for data protection can reduce the cost of a data breach by 35 percent per compromised record. Read more > Consolidating Data Warehousing on a Private Cloud This TDWI checklist report makes a case for private database clouds, especially as a platform for consolidated BI and DW applications. Download now > Blogs Rob Enderle Unfiltered Opinion Apple, HP, Microsoft and IBM: Their CEO Choices and Repeated Mistakes Sue Marquette Poremba Data Security Enterprises Lack Tools for Risk Management Don Tennant From Under the Rug What Would You Do if You Discovered Illegal Activity at Your Company? Two-Factor Authentication: It's All About Trust   Right now, someone's logging into your network and accessing proprietary information. Do you know who it is? This technical brief explains why two-factor authentication is superior to using passwords only. Read it now > Getting Consensus on Business Requirements: Tips and Traps Before your company launches its next package selection, implementation, or upgrade, make sure you don't cripple the project from the start by failing to identify your requirements — the number one reason that projects spin out of control. Six Reasons Windows 8 Could Be a Threat to the iPad While most new devices don't make the cut, Microsoft's new Windows 8 is said to be the closest rival to the newest iPad. In fact, Windows 8 may actually beat the iPad in some ways. Download: Senior Management Expectation Survey Don't waste time and money on low-priority problems. Give this survey to your senior management staff to determine if the IT department is performing up to expectations. Featured White Papers Compliance is Easy When You Do It in Advance Read this white paper to learn how centralized monitoring and reporting is more secure, saves money, and helps you adapt and manage compliance needs today and tomorrow. •  Application Integration: Why NOT to Buy Into the SOA Stack •  The Art of Painless Backup: Snapshots & the VSS Solution Significance •  Time to Ditch the Stack — Your Guide to Application Grid Computing "Though lord knows everyone wants to be considered a 'thought leader' these days ... focus instead on sharing valuable knowledge with people, online as well as off." Excerpt from Susan Hall Charting Your IT Career Latest White Papers TCO Comparison Shows Tape Is Still Your Best Backup Bet How a Database Breach Compromises 75% of Your Records An Appetite for Apps: Strategies to Optimizing WAN Performance Network Security Basics: Protocols & Best Practices This e-mail is sent by: IT Business Edge, property of QuinStreet, Inc. Attn: Newsletter Subscription Dept. 950 Tower Lane, 6th Floor Foster City, CA 94404 Copyright © 2012 QuinStreet, Inc. All rights reserved. E-mail Reports Sign up for these additional e-mail reports to get the best return on your company's technology and talent: •  Aligning IT & Business Goals    •  Optimizing Infrastructure    •  Integrating the Enterprise    •  Maximizing IT Investments    •  Business Tools & Templates •  IT Careers •  Leveraging Enterprise Software •  Managing Compliance Standards •  Mobile and Telecom •  Fortifying Network Security •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise