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Survey: Security measures pay off
News The Computer Security Institute's survey of security professionals at nearly 500 companies found that damages related to cyberattacks declined, reaching about $290,000 (£159,549) per company versus $400,000 per company a year ago.
[June 11, 2004, 12:35]
Reader survey: Security is priority for spending
News About one-third of the readers who responded to a recent survey by CNET News.com picked security as the niche where information technology spending would most increase. The results of the reader survey reflect the growing acceptance of security as...
[June 8, 2002, 7:32]
Wireless Sensor Network Security: A Survey
White Papers As wireless sensor networks continue to grow, so does the need for effective security mechanisms. Because sensor networks may interact with sensitive data and/or operate in hostile unattended environments, it is imperative that these security...
[September 19, 2008, 1:01]
Online banks vary in security levels, survey finds
Blog Some major UK banking websites offer only 'basic security', a survey has found. For more on the banking security survey's findings, silicon.com has the full story. The survey, conducted by Which? Computing, found a large disparity in the levels of...
[August 28, 2009, 16:00]
Financial institutions' hacking rate high
News A global survey has revealed that 39 percent of financial institutions experienced at least one security breach within the past year. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu's Global Security Survey -- released today -- revealed the disturbing figure, of which...
[June 18, 2003, 9:11]
Your worst security threat: Employees?
News The Information Security Breaches Survey 2002, sponsored by the Department of Trade and Industry and prepared by consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, found that in small companies, 32 percent of the worst incidents were caused by insiders, but...
[April 23, 2002, 11:49]
Security breaches down, says IT security report
News A government-sponsored security survey reports that while the number of security breaches has dropped considerably in the past two years, the drop has come at a price. The latest Information Security Breaches Survey, published on Tuesday to...
[April 22, 2008, 17:39]
Internet crime sprees getting more costly
News Businesses using the Internet are losing more to online vandals and cybercriminals even though they're using more security technology, concluded a survey released Monday. The 2001 Computer Crime and Security Survey found that various cybercrimes...
[March 13, 2001, 9:09]
Internal attacks blighting banks
News Overall, the company's 2005 Global Security Survey found that security officers are doing a better job of defending their companies. The survey found that, when it comes to security spending, 64 percent of the budget is spent on technology compared...
[June 29, 2005, 10:00]
The government can't handle the truth
Leader The results of ZDNet UK's last IT Priorities survey showed security at the top of IT professionals' to-do list. This week the latest excerpt from the DTI's Information Breaches Survey was released. Many of the gate-keepers of primary data in the...
[March 29, 2006, 15:30]
Security report sponsorship defended
News PricewaterhouseCoopers has defended vendor involvement in a major survey into IT security conducted on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry. Although the biennial Information Security Breaches Survey was commissioned by the DTI, the main...
[April 11, 2006, 13:55]
Deloitte: People are still weakest security link
News The compromising of customers' systems continues to be the major cause of security breaches in financial institutions, according to the 2007 Global Financial Services Security Survey. The survey found that although information security issues are...
[September 18, 2007, 15:52]
Webcast: How Secure is Your Organization? Really?
White Papers A new survey by Canadian Security Magazine and IBM Canada indicates that Canadian organizations, from small to large, are not as secure as they need to be. View this on-demand IBM webcast to learn more, and hear security experts from IBM and...
[August 1, 2007, 15:48]
Bill Gates 'can't stop spam'
News A survey of IT security professionals conducted at the Infosecurity show in London this week revealed that more than 80 percent of people do not think that Bill Gates' pledge to eliminate spam within two years is realistic.
[April 30, 2004, 12:35]
Access hacks hit UK Plc
News One in five of the UK's larger companies suffered security breaches of their IT systems in the past year because of weaknesses in their approach to identity management, according to the preliminary findings of a survey to be published next month.
[March 11, 2004, 9:15]
Security pros: Our defences need work
News The Internet Security Alliance's survey of 227 information security professionals worldwide found that nearly 88 percent of participants believed that protecting their business information was essential to their company's survival.
[September 10, 2002, 8:16]
The biggest security threat? Insiders
News System administrators and chief information officers have little concept of the top threat to security, according to a survey released this week by eWEEK and security vendor Camelot IT. In addition, 22 percent of the respondents to the Camelot...
[June 21, 2001, 10:56]
Hack attacks on banks increase
News Hack attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, with over a third of banks and financial services companies reporting a security breach in the last year, according to a new survey. Of the 39 percent who admitted their systems had been...
[May 12, 2003, 15:19]
TOP SECURITY CONCERNS 2009
Talkback The survey found that 50% of IT operations professionals viewed outsourcing as an imminent and near-time critical risk, while more than 75% of IT security professionals noted cybercrime a major issue - despite concerted efforts to thwart hackers...
[December 24, 2008, 18:51]
Financial firms unsure where personal data is held
News The Global State of Information Security 2008 survey analysed various industries to judge their approach to information security, canvassing the views of "more than 7,000 CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, CSOs, vice presidents and directors of IT and information...
[January 13, 2009, 16:28]
