How to fight the Top 9 IT Security Threats in 2009

Admin — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:15:47 +0000

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 3^rd 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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How to fight the Top 9 IT Security Threats in 2009