Nearly 80 percent of organizations have experienced a data breach in the last two years due to employee negligence or maliciousness. That was one of the findings in a study released last week by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by antivirus software maker TrendMicro. A surprising discovery by the researchers was how most breaches are discovered, according to Jon Clay of Trend Micro. “Fifty-six percent found out about a breach by accident,” he told TechNewsWorld. “Thirty-seven percent were found out by an audit or assessment.”
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Your Employees May Be Causing That Data Drip, Drip, Drip You're Hearing
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. March 12, 2012 05:00 AMNearly 80 percent of organizations have experienced a data breach in the last two years due to employee negligence or maliciousness. That was one of the findings in a study released last week by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by antivirus software maker TrendMicro. A surprising discovery by the researchers was how most breaches are discovered, according to Jon Clay of Trend Micro. “Fifty-six percent found out about a breach by accident,” he told TechNewsWorld. “Thirty-seven percent were found out by an audit or assessment.”