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Data Breaches Seen to Threaten IT Job Security

Denise Dubie writes on NetworkWorld:

Most IT professionals feel their jobs would be on the line in the event of a security breach and at the same time feel ill-equipped to prevent such corporate or personal data loss, according to a survey released this week.

Nearly three-quarters of more than 250 IT professionals polled said they are concerned they would lose their jobs in the aftermath of a major security breach at their company. About two-thirds of the IT professionals working at Fortune 100,000 or midsize companies also said the responsibility associated with such breaches affects them personally.

And while 87% of IT organizations surveyed said they are confident in their ability to deal with viruses, spam, spyware and malware, just 35% felt they could deal with corporate or personal data loss.

posted by Fergie @ 5/02/2007 04:58:00 PM