Data Security

It is important to understand that there are various types of insider threats and that each one requires a different approach from an information security standpoint.

Personal information on more than 500 Cedars-Sinai Health System patients was compromised after a laptop was stolen from an employee's home.

The personal information of up to 25,000 government workers may be at risk after U.S. Investigations Services (USIS) was breached.

Up to seventy percent of the population aged between 15 and 65 might have had their names, resident registration numbers, account usernames and passwords stolen.

Of the 355 IT and security professionals surveyed, a majority indicated that they were ill-equipped to thwart a possible insider threat.

Following a major breach at the hospital provider, security experts analyzed its network and discovered malware infections dating back to January.

Hackers took advantage of a vulnerability and were able to access information on an undisclosed number of MeetMe users.