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Technology alone cannot address one of the
most difficult problems to manage in security:
the human factor. - Forester 2004 |
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80% of security breaches initiate from
users - CSI/FBI 2004 [PDF] |
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User training greatly reduces risks associated to IT governance - Deloitte, Touche, Tohmatsu 2003 [PDF] |
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Lack of IT security awareness training is
the main obstacle to an efficient security
program - Ernst & Young 2004 [PDF] |
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Companies that fail to address the security issues that affect distributed computing environments will see the cost of desktop security-incident management rise annually by
30% or more as the number of attacks continues to increase. – Forrester 2004 |
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141,4M USD: estimated losses caused in 2004 by type of computer security incident - CSI/FBI 2004 [PDF] |
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The number of identity theft complaints registered with the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) has increased from 1,3K in 1999 to 214,9K in 2003 - Forrester 2004 |
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Email based frauds have increased by over 350% from November 2003 (862) to April 2004 (3072) - Forrester 2004 |
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All security audits recommend end-user training as an important part of the overall corporate security strategy. |
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We still suffer from severe information security
breaches and the problem is not diminishing,
it is getting worse. - IBM 2004 |
