Companies struggle to protect against insider risks

Although more than 70 percent of companies say they have an insider risk management (IRM) program in place, the same companies experienced a year-on-year increase in data loss incidents of 32 percent, according to a new report from Code42 Software. Based on a survey of 700 cybersecurity leaders, cybersecurity managers and cybersecurity practitioners in the US, conducted by Vanson Bourne, the report shows 71 percent expect data loss from insider events to increase in the next 12 months. 'Data loss from insiders is not a new problem but it has become more complex. Our past DER (Data Exposure Report) research… [Continue Reading]