Cyber Security Institute

Thursday, May 03, 2007

Promisec Survey Reveals Top Threats

Findings of the Promisec summary audit revealed that 25,090 (13%) of the corporate PCs surveyed had unauthorized USB devices attached to them, opening the door to data loss and the opportunity for USB-borne viruses and malware to enter the corporate network.

Promisec Ltd. regularly conducts comprehensive security audits at customer sites to identify the prime threats to internal network security, originating at endpoints enterprise-wide.  The software’s ability to perform discovery and provide reporting across all corporate networks produces a detailed synopsis of processes, devices and other activities on the network which may be outside of corporate policy, revealing the current state of internal network security.

“Organizations are becoming more adept at identifying security threats to their external networks, but internal network security issues represent a substantial problem for businesses challenged with preventing loss of corporate IP and the infiltration of their networks by malware inadvertently introduced by employees and business partners,” said Amir Kotler, CEO of Promisec.  “The loss of internal financial data, customer lists and proprietary product details can be devastating while the introduction of malware can significantly slow down business efficiency—all of which can be prevented by implementing a strong endpoint security strategy.”

http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=123171&WT.svl=wire_5