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Insider Threats Pose the Biggest Security Risk (betanews.com)
An anonymous reader shares a report: According to a new study 91 percent of IT and security professionals feel vulnerable to insider threats, and 75 percent believe the biggest risks lie in cloud applications like popular file storage and email solutions including Google Drive, Gmail and Dropbox. The report from SaaS operations management specialist BetterCloud also shows 62 percent of respondents believe the biggest security threat comes from the well-meaning but negligent end user.
Among other findings are that 46 percent of IT leaders (heads of IT and above) believe that the rise of SaaS applications makes them the most vulnerable. In addition 40 percent of respondents believe they are most vulnerable to exposure of confidential business information such as financial information and customer lists. Only 26 percent of C-level executives say they've invested enough to mitigate the risk of insider threats, compared to 44 percent of IT managers.
Among other findings are that 46 percent of IT leaders (heads of IT and above) believe that the rise of SaaS applications makes them the most vulnerable. In addition 40 percent of respondents believe they are most vulnerable to exposure of confidential business information such as financial information and customer lists. Only 26 percent of C-level executives say they've invested enough to mitigate the risk of insider threats, compared to 44 percent of IT managers.
Right now, American companies are putting on the newest version of Windows, and yet, they are getting cracked more often. Why?
Is it because Windows is worse? No. Windows is actually getting more secured.
So, are the Russians simply moving to America and cracking it here? No. If that was the case, then we would be arresting MORE, not fewer Russians.
So, how are the Russians getting into many of our Business computers?
What has businesses increasingly done? OUTSOURCED. Who to? India and China. We do not hear of India cracking our systems, but China has increased it.
BUT, how does one of these connected with Russians cracking American businesses? Simple. Who is India's best friend in the military? It is not the west. It is Russia. Many many Indians are employed by Russian defense companies and then go work on western, esp. American businesses. And those Indians are then paid around $10-20K, while we fat Americans are paid 100+K. So, if a Russian approaches an Indian friend of his and says, "look, we will pay you $150K just to leave a back door in code.", what do you think that he will say?
Yeah, getting paid 10x your yearly tends to make ppl jump esp when it does not harm their family, nation, etc..
As to the Chinese? Well, we employ them here and we outsource there as well. What do you expect.
The west deserves what it is getting because we refuse to acknowledge what is happening. We will allow political correctness to control us. Fools.
I prefer the "u" in honour as it seems to be missing these days.