Survey Reveals Organizations Lack Insider Defenses

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74 per cent of respondents are concerned about threats from negligent or malicious employees, yet nearly half lack knowledge of their spending on insider threats, says a survey by SANS.

The survey on insider threats indicates that most organizations have gaping security holes when it comes to protecting themselves against insider threats. In fact, 32 percent have no ability to prevent an insider attack, putting themselves at severe risk for significant data loss as well as for damage to their brand and reputation.

And they know it's a serious priority -- almost all respondents say they're concerned that their own insiders could be detrimental to their organization. Despite this, organizations are failing to take the required steps to remedy the problem -- 52 percent of respondents cannot size the potential damage, while 44 percent do not know what they are spending to address the threat.

The vast majority of respondents admitted that they are concerned that their own insiders -- including both negligent and malicious employees -- could be detrimental to their organization. However, many have repeatedly failed to take the necessary steps to prevent an attack -- a disconnect that creates a wide-open playing field for malicious insiders.

"While it's good to see that a strong majority of security professionals are concerned about the dangers posed by insider threats, I was struck by the fact that investment in solutions that can help does not appear to be keeping pace with that concern," said Mike Tierney, COO for SpectorSoft.

Also contributing to this problem is that more than 52 percent of survey respondents said they don't know what their losses might amount to -- and what it would be worth should it become publicly exposed or fall into the wrong hands. 

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