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Ernst & Young 2004 Survey: Irish Firms' Focus on Security Strategies

Irish companies are aware of internal threats to security, but give higher priority to technological safeguards than they do to employee training.The 2004 Ernst & Young Global Information Security Survey found that Irish . . .. The 2004 Ernst & Young Global Information Security Survey found that Irish companies are more aware of security threats than their international counterparts. More than 70 percent of the 1,233 organisations surveyed in 51 countries failed to list training and employee awareness of security issues among their top five security initiatives. In contrast, Irish companies listed employee misconduct as a fourth priority, while viruses, Trojans and worms were collectively listed as the number one security priority. Spam and loss of customer data were the second and third priorities for Irish businesses. "There are a number of reasons why Irish companies might be more aware of internal security issues than other companies; part of it is the fact that regulatory requirements have become more important in recent years," said Mike Harris, manager of Ernst & Young's technology security risk service, speaking to ElectricNews.net. "Also, a lot of the companies surveyed would be subsidiaries of international companies, which makes them more aware of these issues than would be the case in other countries." The link for this article located at Ciaran Buckley is no longer available. . A study involving 1,500 companies indicates that British businesses prioritize cybersecurity education and recognize emerging technological risks.. Irish Business Security, Employee Awareness, Ernst & Young Survey. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

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