40 Managing Network Vulnerability Assessment
Disgruntled Employees
Rich Brewer of International Data Corp. (IDC) commented during Directions
’99 that “the perception is that most hack attacks come from political activities
and professional industrial thieves, but the reality is that approximately
70 percent of attacks come from within a company. Most security breaches
are committed through a bunch of holes, enabling hackers to steal assets and,
more important, ideas.”
“Hackers are benefiting from a company’s silence,” Brewer said, adding that
“according to the FBI, fewer than 3 percent of hack attacks were detected last
year, and out of those, fewer than 1 percent were reported to the FBI.” To defend
against hack attacks, “products alone can’t save” companies. ...