8th annual Global Information Security Survey

Article published in Business Wire August 29, 2005

8th annual Global Information Security Survey by InformationWeek Magazine and Accenture.

At the same time, the U.S. Information Security Survey uncovered indications that companies and organizations are failing to provide rigorous protection of customer and client data. The survey, which was conducted over the Web this summer, received responses from more than 2,500 U.S. information technology and security professionals.

Highlights:

-- Compliance is reshaping corporate security practices.
-- Security attacks are becoming increasingly more sophisticated, yet basic passwords continue to be the most common line of defense.
-- Security breaches are increasingly coming from within, forcing companies to keep tabs on their employees.
-- Vulnerabilities in operating systems and applications - including the use of instant messaging - continue to be common points of entry.
-- Concern continues to grow over privacy and identity theft, yet organizations are failing to provide rigorous protection of customer data.

"Companies are taking a more structured approach to information security and making it more of a priority," said Alastair MacWillson, partner in charge of Accenture's security practice. "Many companies are beginning to see the benefits in leveraging new technologies to proactively assess and manage threats and vulnerabilities, and are consolidating, integrating and securing applications to improve integrity and productivity."

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