Forwarded From: phreak moi <hackereliteat_private> http://www.thestandard.com/articles/display/0,1449,1757,00.html?ext.wired Business Spotlight: Corporate Network Security Does a hacker sit two cubes away from you? A new survey from PricewaterhouseCoopers and Information Week finds that among the 73 percent of companies that have experienced a security breach in the past year, authorized employees accounted for 58 percent of the break-ins. Forrester analyst Ted Julian explains that hacking incidents are expensive – not just because of the cost of what's taken but because of the costs associated with cleaning up the mess. Research from the Computer Security Institute and the FBI estimates the cost of all computer crime climbed to $136 million in 1998 – a seemingly modest number, though computer crime also tends to be vastly underreported. The incidence of Internet-originated attacks rose to 54 percent – up from 38 percent in 1996. Your best defense? Offense. "A sound, secure environment starts with policy," says Chris Christiansen, director of IDC's Internet security service. Documentation of proper access, traffic flow and password maintenance will make your corporate network a less-attractive target. -o- Subscribe: mail majordomoat_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Repent Security Incorporated [www.repsec.com]
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