Security

With Internal threats coming top in terms of security concerns, it's becoming clear that the definition of internal threats is broadening. It is no longer just the malicious disgruntled employee who misuses confidential information, or the accidental use of financial information outside the organization. It's also now about how and where users are accessing systems and data, and includes employee downtime, IT helpdesk resource utilization, password usage, patches and updates, and security responsibility.

In the last couple of years, viruses that were initially designed to attack traditional computing devices have made their way to handheld and wireless technologies. Even though the number of claimed incidents is not as high as computing devices, the threat level remains critical and is expected to continue as more wireless technologies find their way to business and end users.

Organisations are evolving to become more accessible to customers, partners, vendors, suppliers and employees.

Companies of all sizes face increasing threats from spyware, adware and other malicious programs commonly known as 'pests' or 'nonviral malware.'

We're all familiar with the statistics surrounding internal threats; that they're more common and dangerous than those that come from outside.