I have read an excellent article today from “Perimeter e-security” which lists the top 9 security threats of the IT industry for 2009 and how to mitigate them. Perimeter is a Milford, CT company offering complete security on demand services, starting from the user’s CPE and continuing into network security. I thought it would be a good idea to list here in a table the top 9 security threats according to “Perimeter” together with the way to avoid them.
|
Threat |
Description |
Status |
Resolution |
|
1 |
Malicious Insiders |
Rising Threat |
Employee Security Awareness Training |
|
2 |
Malware |
Steady Threat |
URL Filtering, Patch Management. |
|
3 |
Exploited Vulnerabilities |
Weakening Threat |
Comprehensive Patch Management |
|
4 |
Social Engineering |
Rising Threat |
Social Engineering Testing |
|
5 |
Careless Employees |
Rising Threat |
Employee Training |
|
6 |
Reduced Budgets |
Rising Threat |
Consider Opting for a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Solution to Cut Costs. |
|
7 |
Remote Workers |
Steady Threat |
Use The Same Systems For Telecommuters As For On-Site Employees. |
|
8 |
Unstable 3rd party providers |
Rising Threat |
Consider Streamlining Your 3rd Party Providers. |
|
9 |
Download software including open source from P2P or download sites |
Steady Threat |
Limit Download and System Update Administration to a Trained IT Professional. |
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