Data Security / Data Encryption

Trusted Users

The threat from “trusted users” is now understood to be significantly greater than the risks posed by outside hackers to a business. Gartner Research estimates that more than 70% of unauthorized access to information systems is committed by employees, as are more than 95% of intrusions that result in significant financial losses.

While much has been said by the security industry about the “internal user threat” the simple truth is that the overwhelming majority of users are well intentioned. They do not intend to exploit or misappropriate sensitive business information. While it is true that there are well publicized incidents of disgruntled former employees stealing sensitive business information or intellectual property, our hypothesis is that this risk is small when compared to the risks posed by the well intentioned, albeit somewhat ignorant, trusted user.

Technology Enables Sensitive Information Sharing

Business users share sensitive information using multiple methods: Email and attachments- Shared File Servers- PC Removable Media (e.g. CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, Zip®, USB Keychain Drives) Paper

68% of a company’s critical data is stored on users’ PC hard drives and removable devices CIO Annual Magazine Survey of 500 Large and Medium Companies, 2008

More than half of 484 tech professionals surveyed said removable drives contain confidential information that is unprotected. Gartner Update, 8/25/2007

At least one removable drive with data is lost at work each month, according to 20% of those polled. Gartner Update, 8/25/2007

Government and Industry Regulations / Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404
California SB 1386 / NIST standards for US Government Agencies
US Office of Management & Budget Security Guidelines / PCI Compliance

With every New Year comes new threats to network security, and, unfortunately, 2009 is no different.

Due to a bleak economic outlook and loss of job stability, we can expect to see increased threats this year from so-called “malicious insiders”: company employees with unscrupulous intentions. According to a recent article in Network World, 88 percent of system administrators said they'd take confidential data with them if they knew a layoff was coming.

Portable devices and removable media are ubiquitous in the workplace, driving productivity and new business models, but represent a real risk to legally protected, sensitive and confidential
data. According to the Open Security Foundation Data Loss Database, during a 10 month period in 2008, 24 million records and 34% of all records reported lost were as a result of these devices and media.

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