Companies Remain Cynical Over External Hacking

Companies Remain Cynical Over External Hacking

A survey from IDC revealed that most business organizations don't believe the possibility of external hacking. 
 

Of the 400 companies polled, 15 percent said it is likely they would lose data to hackers, while 45 percent consider negligence among staff is the main cause of data breach. The survey further showed that a hacking attack would cause huge damage. 

 

"The challenge when protecting an organisation from internal attack is that traditional defences are designed to face outwards at the perimeter of a network, whereas the inside of the network remains relatively free of security controls,"   Dimension Data global manager of security solutions Neil Campbell noted.

 

"Compounding the problem is the fact that security awareness training initiatives for employees often go unfunded. This is because organisations find it difficult to demonstrate a return on investment for such training."

 

The  study also found that intellectual property mostly attract hackers.