Disclosures Highlight Ease of Information Theft by Insiders
Security solutions must include robust detection capabilities
by Umesh K. Verma
Information technology officers in the Pentagon, U.S. State Dept. and embassies worldwide are not the only ones moaning and groaning over the rapidly unfolding WikiLeaks fiasco. CEOs in the executive suites and boardrooms of banks and credit unions also are feeling nervous and fearful. Managers at financial institutions regularly worry about securing monetary assets, but few realize the magnitude of mayhem and damage that a single-minded employee can generate if their organizations are “WikiLeaked.” Loss of information assets, invasion of privacy, deterioration of customer confidence and tarnished credibility are just a few of the consequences. First, a bit of sobering background . . . . Thanks to a self-righteous, low level army intelligence analyst, national diplomacy may have been set back a decade; hard-earned reputations destroyed, and lives placed at high risk. His determination and an inexpensive memory stick bypassed protection, avoided detection and may well incite information insurrection in every digital corner of the world.
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