Chris Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 Human error is to blame for 84 per cent of IT security breaches, according to a survey of more than 900 organisations.In its second annual study of IT security and the workforce, the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) also found that only 51 per cent of organisations have a written IT security policy.The proportion of businesses citing human error as wholly or partly to blame for their last security breach was considerably higher than last year's figure of 63 per cent. This is despite a higher level of awareness of security threats and greater spending on preventative measures among those surveyed.The study also reveals an increase in the number of companies suffering serious security breaches.More | Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Smith Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 Stupidity with passwords is a big contributor. Passwords ideally need to be a mix of upper and lower case characters with some numbers and punctuation thrown in. They need to be kept secret and changed often.Nobody will guess that my password is G0rG()nZ0lA :P Mr. M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvw Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 Perhaps they ought to train their staff properly in the first place, and regularly thererafter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Besty Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 So i takr it you like cheese mr m. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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