Negligent Insiders Top Cause of Data Breaches

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions Fortifying Network Security April 04, 2012 Negligent Employees Top Cause of Data Breaches Symantec Corp. 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 that 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 Sue Marquette Poremba Data Security White House Focuses on Three Controls for Cybersecurity Paul Mah SMB Tech What They Don't Tell You About Storing Data in the Clouds 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 > Password Managers Make It Easier to Protect Your Business, Personal Data As long as your master passphrase is soundly constructed — and you can remember it — using a password management tool can take the pain out of juggling so much information. Have You BCDR'd Your Business? Prioritizing the IT and technology needs of a business while ensuring the IT budget is being used effectively is arguably the biggest challenge facing CIOs and CTOs today. 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 Start at the Source: Securing Data from a Growing Range of Threats This white paper outlines today's challenges and discusses how the effort to "protect data where it lives" will play an increasingly vital role in an organization's future success. •  Standardized Storage Platforms: Fast, Resilient, & Flexible •  Achieving & Protecting Your Virtual ROI: Three Security Approaches •  Ten Errors to Avoid When Commissioning a Data Center "Having someone around who can coordinate security policy and enforcement is going to cut down on the number of breaches caused by negligent employees. If nothing else, those with security questions will finally have a 'go-to' guy for an answer." Excerpt from Sue Marquette Poremba Data Security Latest White Papers A Guide to Securing Sensitive Information How a Database Breach Compromises 75% of Your Records Network Security Basics: Protocols & Best Practices An Appetite for Apps: Strategies to Optimizing WAN Performance 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