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IT Security Breaches: The Costs and the Cures. Todd Thibodeaux President and CEO CompTIA. Who We Are | What We Do. E ducation C ertifications A dvocacy P hilanthropy. The Usual Opening…. Scary Security Headline: Oh the Humanity. Wait, How About….
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IT Security Breaches: The Costs and the Cures Todd Thibodeaux President and CEO CompTIA
Who We Are | What We Do Education Certifications Advocacy Philanthropy
The Usual Opening… Scary Security Headline: Oh the Humanity
Wait, How About… Technology, Training, Teamwork Thwart Security Breach
Setting the Stage: The Good and the Not so Good More organizations rate security a high priority; although still often viewed as an IT problem IT professionals rate human error a primary cause of many security breaches Improvements to security landscape attributed to better technology, policy and training # of security breaches roughly constant; severity level trending upwards + new threats and vulnerabilities Spending on security held up relatively well in 2010
Prioritization of InfoSec Trends Upwards Prioritization of security relative to all strategic IT initiatives Forecast
Many Variables to Consider Less Critical No Change More Critical
Economic Recession Affects Security Likelihood of new internal security threat due to departing or disgruntled employees
Elements of Human Error that Contribute to Security Breaches
Top Areas where Organizations want to Improve their Response to Security Breaches