The 10 Most Terrifying IT Debacles of 2009
It's been a very bad year for IT breaches. The numbers are still not in, but it's clear that the private and public sectors have been the target of constant hack attacks from around the world.
It's also apparent that employees at many companies are sloppy in dealing with sensitive material and have improperly downloaded data onto their own laptops or failed to securely guard company laptops while carrying a wide range of computer files on them.
We are finding that half of the missing material so far this year was a direct result of carelessness by employees and their failure to follow the rules about keeping data safe and secure.
During the first half of 2009, the number of computer users affected by malware engineered to steal personal information rose by 600 percent compared to the January through June period in 2008, according to PandaLabs, part of computer security company Panda Security. Panda reports identifying 391,406 computers infected with identity-theft malware in the first six months of the year.
It's going to take a major shift in attitude and protocol to keep hack attacks from happening at your company. It will also take money to wrap your system in the best security you can find. And it will take a trained workforce to make sure the data does not get out the door unless it is protected properly.
Click here to view the top 10 security breaches of 2009.
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