2011's Biggest Breaches: What We've Learned
December 8, 2011
Total Loss:
Billions
In the IT Security school of hard knocks, 2011 has offered quite a number of tough lessons for security professionals. Here at (ISC)2, where security education is our focus, the close of another year raises the old teacher's question: "What have we learned, class?"
In virtually all of the breaches of 2011, there was a human error or failure that could have been avoided. As IT people, we tend to focus more on the technology surrounding these compromises, but as I look more closely at each of them, I believe that humans are still at the heart of great security successes - and, unfortunately, great security breaches.
Source:
Bank Info Security Blog
Posted in:
Collusive Networks
Account Takeover Identity Theft
Deposit Account Fraud
Internal Fraud
ACH and Wire Fraud