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Survey reveals new data security risk: over 80% of temporary staff have the same level of access to company documents as permanent staff but without the same accountability CHERTSEY. 27 November 2007 Research released today by Websense. Inc. (NASDAQ:WBSN) has revealed that temporary workers across the UK are unwittingly exposing businesses of all sizes to information security breaches. In the Information Open Access survey of more than 100 temporary staff the findings indicate that organisations may be unnecessarily putting their data at risk by granting temporary staff access to confidential information at the same levels as permanent employees. The survey highlights that 87.7% of respondents were able to access documents from the company network drive. 52% had used a co-worker’s e-mail account and 80.7% had unlimited access to the Internet from their work PC. A worrying level of apathy amongst businesses toward basic data security processes is leaving them wide open to the risk of accidental or deliberate data breaches – only 21.1% of temporary workers had signed any type of PC or Web use policyAs businesses gear up for the busy Christmas period the UK’s 3.1% (or 770,000) temporary staff will balloon to nearly 900,000. However businesses are evidently ill-prepared for the security risk this introduces. The survey identifies three key issues propagating this security risk: 1. INFORMATION LEAKAGEThe most prominent theme to emerge from the survey results shows that temporary workers are exposing businesses to potentially large-scale information leakage where confidential data is allowed out of the organisation either by mistake or through malicious intent. Key findings include: • 87.7% of respondents were able to access documents from the company network drive or electronic folders that permanent staff use on a day to day basis • 62.4% had used someone else’s login details to access a work PC• 57.5% admitted sending work documents to the wrong person • 91.2% were able to print any work document they liked• 36.8% were given access to passwords for company systems (i e invoicing procurement payroll)• 52% used someone else’s e-mail account or a general company e-mail address • 42.1% were able to connect a personal device (iPod. USB key. PDA) to their work PC 2. LACK OF BASIC DATA SECURITY MANAGEMENT Underpinning the data leakage risk is a worrying degree of apathy amongst businesses towards basic data security management. The survey indicates that the majority of businesses are failing to put business processes in place for temporary staff to protect against security breaches. 78.9% of temporary workers said they did not have to sign a PC or Internet use policy before starting a temporary assignment. And 97% said they either didn’t understand or had never heard of the Computer Misuse Act. This includes the ‘unauthorised access offence’ where a person is ‘committing an offence if he or she causes a computer to perform any function with intent to secure unauthorised access to or modification of any program or data held in a computer’. 3. EXPOSURE TO EXTERNAL THREATS The survey also reveals that temporary workers are opening the doors to allow external threats such as Internet viruses or botnets to infect businesses through a lack of automated Internet and email management. There is also strong evidence that businesses are failing to manage the use of social networking sites and Web 2.0 technologies which are a haven for cyber criminals. Key findings include:• 67% of temporary workers used social networking sites like Facebook during working hours• 80.7% had unlimited access to the Internet from the work PC • 80.7% could access POP e-mail like Hotmail• 21.1% accessed peer to peer sites like Kazaa• 37.2% used instant messaging to chat with friends • 25.5% accessed download sites during work hours“Many businesses across the UK rely on temporary staff to help see them through the busy Christmas period. But business managers need to secure the critical data that is unwittingly being put at risk by temporary staff,’ said Johanna Severinsson senior marketing director. Websense. “Organisations must start managing what access their temporary staff has to confidential data so they can focus on maximising profits during the festive period rather than dealing with security holes.” All times are GMT -8. The time now is 01:12 AM. Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.2Copyright ©2000 - 2008. Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

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Survey reveals new data security risk: over 80% of temporary staff have the same level of access to company documents as permanent staff but without the same accountability CHERTSEY. 27 November 2007 Research released today by Websense. Inc. (NASDAQ:WBSN) has revealed that temporary workers across the UK are unwittingly exposing businesses of all sizes to information security breaches. In the Information Open Access survey of more than 100 temporary staff the findings indicate that organisations may be unnecessarily putting their data at risk by granting temporary staff access to confidential information at the same levels as permanent employees. The survey highlights that 87.7% of respondents were able to access documents from the company network drive. 52% had used a co-worker’s e-mail account and 80.7% had unlimited access to the Internet from their work PC. A worrying level of apathy amongst businesses toward basic data security processes is leaving them wide open to the risk of accidental or deliberate data breaches – only 21.1% of temporary workers had signed any type of PC or Web use policyAs businesses gear up for the busy Christmas period the UK’s 3.1% (or 770,000) temporary staff will balloon to nearly 900,000. However businesses are evidently ill-prepared for the security risk this introduces. The survey identifies three key issues propagating this security risk: 1. INFORMATION LEAKAGEThe most prominent theme to emerge from the survey results shows that temporary workers are exposing businesses to potentially large-scale information leakage where confidential data is allowed out of the organisation either by mistake or through malicious intent. Key findings include: • 87.7% of respondents were able to access documents from the company network drive or electronic folders that permanent staff use on a day to day basis • 62.4% had used someone else’s login details to access a work PC• 57.5% admitted sending work documents to the wrong person • 91.2% were able to print any work document they liked• 36.8% were given access to passwords for company systems (i e invoicing procurement payroll)• 52% used someone else’s e-mail account or a general company e-mail address • 42.1% were able to connect a personal device (iPod. USB key. PDA) to their work PC 2. LACK OF BASIC DATA SECURITY MANAGEMENT Underpinning the data leakage risk is a worrying degree of apathy amongst businesses towards basic data security management. The survey indicates that the majority of businesses are failing to put business processes in place for temporary staff to protect against security breaches. 78.9% of temporary workers said they did not have to sign a PC or Internet use policy before starting a temporary assignment. And 97% said they either didn’t understand or had never heard of the Computer Misuse Act. This includes the ‘unauthorised access offence’ where a person is ‘committing an offence if he or she causes a computer to perform any function with intent to secure unauthorised access to or modification of any program or data held in a computer’. 3. EXPOSURE TO EXTERNAL THREATS The survey also reveals that temporary workers are opening the doors to allow external threats such as Internet viruses or botnets to infect businesses through a lack of automated Internet and email management. There is also strong evidence that businesses are failing to manage the use of social networking sites and Web 2.0 technologies which are a haven for cyber criminals. Key findings include:• 67% of temporary workers used social networking sites like Facebook during working hours• 80.7% had unlimited access to the Internet from the work PC • 80.7% could access POP e-mail like Hotmail• 21.1% accessed peer to peer sites like Kazaa• 37.2% used instant messaging to chat with friends • 25.5% accessed download sites during work hours“Many businesses across the UK rely on temporary staff to help see them through the busy Christmas period. But business managers need to secure the critical data that is unwittingly being put at risk by temporary staff,’ said Johanna Severinsson senior marketing director. Websense. “Organisations must start managing what access their temporary staff has to confidential data so they can focus on maximising profits during the festive period rather than dealing with security holes.” All times are GMT -8. The time now is 01:12 AM. Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.2Copyright ©2000 - 2008. Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

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Survey reveals new data security risk: over 80% of temporary staff have the same level of access to company documents as permanent staff but without the same accountability CHERTSEY. 27 November 2007 Research released today by Websense. Inc. (NASDAQ:WBSN) has revealed that temporary workers across the UK are unwittingly exposing businesses of all sizes to information security breaches. In the Information Open Access survey of more than 100 temporary staff the findings indicate that organisations may be unnecessarily putting their data at risk by granting temporary staff access to confidential information at the same levels as permanent employees. The survey highlights that 87.7% of respondents were able to access documents from the company network drive. 52% had used a co-worker’s e-mail account and 80.7% had unlimited access to the Internet from their work PC. A worrying level of apathy amongst businesses toward basic data security processes is leaving them wide open to the risk of accidental or deliberate data breaches – only 21.1% of temporary workers had signed any type of PC or Web use policyAs businesses gear up for the busy Christmas period the UK’s 3.1% (or 770,000) temporary staff will balloon to nearly 900,000. However businesses are evidently ill-prepared for the security risk this introduces. The survey identifies three key issues propagating this security risk: 1. INFORMATION LEAKAGEThe most prominent theme to emerge from the survey results shows that temporary workers are exposing businesses to potentially large-scale information leakage where confidential data is allowed out of the organisation either by mistake or through malicious intent. Key findings include: • 87.7% of respondents were able to access documents from the company network drive or electronic folders that permanent staff use on a day to day basis • 62.4% had used someone else’s login details to access a work PC• 57.5% admitted sending work documents to the wrong person • 91.2% were able to print any work document they liked• 36.8% were given access to passwords for company systems (i e invoicing procurement payroll)• 52% used someone else’s e-mail account or a general company e-mail address • 42.1% were able to connect a personal device (iPod. USB key. PDA) to their work PC 2. LACK OF BASIC DATA SECURITY MANAGEMENT Underpinning the data leakage risk is a worrying degree of apathy amongst businesses towards basic data security management. The survey indicates that the majority of businesses are failing to put business processes in place for temporary staff to protect against security breaches. 78.9% of temporary workers said they did not have to sign a PC or Internet use policy before starting a temporary assignment. And 97% said they either didn’t understand or had never heard of the Computer Misuse Act. This includes the ‘unauthorised access offence’ where a person is ‘committing an offence if he or she causes a computer to perform any function with intent to secure unauthorised access to or modification of any program or data held in a computer’. 3. EXPOSURE TO EXTERNAL THREATS The survey also reveals that temporary workers are opening the doors to allow external threats such as Internet viruses or botnets to infect businesses through a lack of automated Internet and email management. There is also strong evidence that businesses are failing to manage the use of social networking sites and Web 2.0 technologies which are a haven for cyber criminals. Key findings include:• 67% of temporary workers used social networking sites like Facebook during working hours• 80.7% had unlimited access to the Internet from the work PC • 80.7% could access POP e-mail like Hotmail• 21.1% accessed peer to peer sites like Kazaa• 37.2% used instant messaging to chat with friends • 25.5% accessed download sites during work hours“Many businesses across the UK rely on temporary staff to help see them through the busy Christmas period. But business managers need to secure the critical data that is unwittingly being put at risk by temporary staff,’ said Johanna Severinsson senior marketing director. Websense. “Organisations must start managing what access their temporary staff has to confidential data so they can focus on maximising profits during the festive period rather than dealing with security holes.” All times are GMT -8. The time now is 01:12 AM. Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.2Copyright ©2000 - 2008. Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

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I stumbled upon a great bind today about the risks associated with temporary employees. This is expecially important information during the christmas toughen due to the large change magnitude in temporary employees.  The article outlines three main issues faced with the addition of temporary employees. The bind outlines the results from a analyse given to temporary employees about their behavior and policies at these jobs.  There are some pretty interesting statistics in the article.  Here are just a few of them. 87.7% of respondents were able to access documents from the company communicate drive or electronic folders that permanent staff use on a day to day basis The end set of statistics and article can be found at the following link.  As hackers find new and different ways to use the information open on the internet at sites such as Facebook and Myspace we will start seeing a whole different arena of ways to gain information that we must know about and be caution.  . On Oct. 19. Security Fix reported that payroll giant Automatic Data Processing (ADP) and several banks — including Suntrust — were among a number of institutions that were victimized by a series of highly-targeted phishing scams.  This was done through a spoofed email that asked employees to download a file which was most likely malware to obtain passwords and usernames.  This is just one of the risks of which temporary employees and full-time employees  must be aware. Management must be aware of these threats and take steps to apologise these risks. XHTML: You can use these tags <a href="" title=""> <abbr call=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote have in mind=""> <have in mind> <label> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q have in mind=""> <touch> <strong> :

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So far. Europe has lagged behind the United States in terms of exorbitant compensation being heaped on top corporate executives. But Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking's $100.2 million pay package is sparking controversy in Germany. I consider myself a big supporter of strong corporate governance but a big pay package isn't a problem by itself; it's only a problem when it is completely out of lie with the fundamental growth of the company. At Porsche that may be the case. (subscription required). "In its most recent financial statement. Porsche disclosed that it made more money in its latest fiscal year from trading derivatives than it did from selling cars. It said earnings from stock-option transactions contributed a pretax €3.59 billion to the overall result." Here's the problem: Trading derivatives for big profits can be hugely risky and profitability can be fleeting in a way that operational growth (e g. selling cars) isn't. Paying executives huge bonuses for gambles that paid off is bad for two reasons: First it's completely unwarranted (Maybe they just got lucky) and secondly it can encourage rampant speculation. They're playing with shareholders' money for a chance at big profits. If they lose big next year they probably get fired -- but hey he just made $100 million! Maybe the company isn't taking big risks with derivatives trading but I seriously doubt it; as Long Term Capital Management and the Orange County crisis taught us big rewards in derivatives generally come with big risk even if it isn't apparent when the money is rolling in. Hell some of these CEO risk takers get the 100 million for being fired (AFTER they've screwed up royally with investor's money). This is a "can't loose" proposition for these guys! just like in the USA they ordain set up illegal sweatshops in 3rd world countrys and drop qualityto give execs big pay and share holders big dividents while selling unsafe egest to consumersand giving consumers no chance at buying the quality product we deserve they will turn to polution ridden countries like china that only care about thier money and will change anything safe or not Please act your comments relevant to this communicate entry. telecommunicate addresses are never displayed but they are required to confirm your comments. When you enter your label and email communicate you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment and a password. To get another comment just use that password. To create a be cerebrate simply type the URL (including http://) or email communicate and we will make it a be cerebrate for you. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br> tags.

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