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Data Leakage Worldwide: Part 3 -- The Insider Threat SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/20/08 -- Part 3: Highlights/Key Facts: November 20, 2008 Cisco releases third and final set of research findings on data leakage, this time focusing on the "insider threat" within companies and how malicious or inadvertent behavior impacts data protection for companies, employees, customers, and partners. The research features perceptions and behavior of 2,000 employees and IT professionals in 10 countries: the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, China, India, Australia, and Brazil. Key Findings: The Insider Threat The majority of IT professionals feel that employees pose more of a security threat than outsiders. One in three IT respondents said portable hard drive devices are the top concern for how data is leaked -- more than email, lost or stolen devices, and verbal communication. Some employees admit they kept corporate-issued devices after leaving previous jobs, and their reasons vary from relying on it for personal use to getting back at their companies. About one in 10 employees lost or had a corporate device stolen in the year leading up to the study, creating a data loss incident for themselves and their companies. One in 10 employees admit that they or someone they knew stole corporate information and/or devices and/or sold them for profit. http://tools.cisco.com/cmn/jsp/index.jsp?id=81059 Part 2: The Effectiveness of Corporate Security Policies | November 3, 2008 http://tools.cisco.com/cmn/jsp/index.jsp?id=80358 Part 1: Common Employee Data Leakage Risks and Mistakes | October 21, 2008 http://tools.cisco.com/cmn/jsp/index.jsp?id=79228 Tags / Keywords: Security, Cisco security, network security, data loss, data leakage, data loss prevention, data protection, IT security, employee behavior, IT perceptions, security policy, IT policy, corporate policy, policy, insider, insider threat Links / URLs: Research results: www.cisco.com/go/dlp White paper Part 1: http://cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/ns170/ns896/ns895/white_paper_c11-499060.html White paper Part 2: http://cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/ns170/ns896/ns895/white_paper_c11-503131.html White paper Part 3: http://cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/ns170/ns896/ns895/white_paper_c11-506224.html Cisco Platform blog: Do You Know Where Your Data Is? http://blogs.cisco.com/news/comments/do_you_know_where_your_data_really_is/#more Cisco Platform blog: Picture Window http://blogs.cisco.com/news/comments/picture_window1/#more DigItAll Consumer: Data Leakage Concerns for Consumers: http://blogs.cisco.com/consumer/comments/data_leakage_concerns_for_consumers DigItAll Consumer: How to Avoid Vulnerabilities Online: http://blogs.cisco.com/consumer/comments/how_to_avoid_vulnerabilities_online DigItAll Consumer: Threats to Consumers on the Internet: http://blogs.cisco.com/consumer/comments/threats_to_consumers_on_the_internet YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/Cisco Quotes: John N. Stewart, Chief Security Officer, Cisco "Businesses are enabling employees to become increasingly collaborative and mobile. Without modern-day security technologies, policies, awareness and education, information is more vulnerable. Today, data is in transit, in use, within programs, stored on devices, and in places beyond the traditional business environment, such as at home, on the road, in cafes, on airplanes and trains. This trend is here to stay. To protect your data effectively, we need to start understanding the risk characteristics of business and then base technology, policy, and awareness and education plans on those factors." Embedded Videos, Images and Podcasts: Internet TV Broadcast on Study Results: Part 3: http://tools.cisco.com/cmn/jsp/index.jsp?id=81059 Part 2: http://tools.cisco.com/cmn/jsp/index.jsp?id=80358 Part 1: http://tools.cisco.com/cmn/jsp/index.jsp?id=79228 John N. Stewart: Cisco CSO's Security Strategy http://www.youtube.com/v/-tYBZV-O7A0&hl=en&fs=1 Christopher Burgess: Data Leakage & the Threat Landscape http://www.youtube.com/v/sehTddBFNEs&hl=en&fs=1 Nasrin Rezai: Cisco's Approach to Preventing Data Leakage http://www.youtube.com/v/CwM46MGbof0&hl=en&fs=1 Traditional Press Release: Part 3: http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/prod_111208.html; Part 2: http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/prod_102808.html; Part 1: http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/prod_093008.html Social Media Release: Part 1 & 2: http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/prod_102108.html RSS Feed for Cisco: http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/rss.html Embedded Video Available Embedded Video Available: http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=453941 Add to Digg Bookmark with del.icio.us Add to Newsvine Contact Information: Press Contact(s) Neil Wu Becker Cisco Systems, Inc. +1 408 525 7415 nebecker@cisco.com Industry Analyst Relations Todd Hanson Cisco Systems, Inc. +1 408 853 8255 todhanso@cisco.com

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