European information security execs face major challenge from insider threats

New research shows that 35 percent of employees across the UK, France, Germany and Italy admit to have been involved in a security breach. This presents CISOs with a significant challenge when it comes to protecting company data, particularly in light of the forthcoming European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which comes into effect in early 2018. The study from cyber security company Forcepoint surveyed over 4,000 office workers across the UK, France, Germany and Italy to better understand attitudes toward data protection and the number of insider threats, malicious and accidental, facing organizations across these countries. The findings show… [Continue Reading]