Are You Kiddin' Me?, Security

More Dangerous Than Hackers

May 25, 2007

The July edition of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication is going to have an article that will provide some eye-opening information on the main reason for the loss of sensitive data. You may be saying, “Well, duh – its hackers.” Everyone loves to blame hackers, but you may be surprised at the number one culprit.

According to research from the University of Washington, corporations are doing the best job of losing sensitive data, without any help from hackers, thank you very much. The research shows that about 6 million records are lost by corporations per month. Of that number, only about 30 percent are attributed to hackers.

About 60 percent is due to some type of mismanagement by the company, which would include lost hardware (um… how about encrypting your hardware?), accidentally posting the information online (crazy, isn’t it…), insider theft (most corporations cannot even keep employees from stealing pens, so…) or administrative errors (not sure what that one means).

Most U.S. states have laws that require a company to disclose data breach incidents and that could be a reason for the spike in incidents that have been reported in the past few years. However, another reason could be that corporations are holding huge amounts of sensitive data. The law of averages indicates that there are going to be losses of that data, but hackers are not usually the reason behind those losses.

Be on the lookout for the article from JCMC and get all the stats from the University of Washington’s study.

designer

CCT

Are You Ready?

When you are ready to get more specific information about your project, click here and fill out our handy online form for a free web design quote.

Get My Free Quote

you need a website?
we can help

    order a project

    arrow

    Recent Posts

    In Web Design

    Frustrated business owner who used a template for her website.

    Are You Kiddin' Me?, Security

    Website Templates: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

    May 25, 2007

    The July edition of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication is going to have an article that will provide some eye-opening information on the m...

    Are You Kiddin' Me?, Security

    DIY Online Website Builders: Good or Bad?

    May 25, 2007

    The July edition of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication is going to have an article that will provide some eye-opening information on the m...

    Are You Kiddin' Me?, Security

    Image Copyright Phishing Scam Emails

    May 25, 2007

    The July edition of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication is going to have an article that will provide some eye-opening information on the m...

    arrow

    Go to our blog