Forwarded from: Mark Bernard <mbernard@nbnet.nb.ca>
Dear Associates,
As there any surprises here? I think that we're probably all a little
concerned about online security. But for those who aren't sure what
to think there is always the option of paying Gartner $17k to have
them tell you what you should be thinking!!
Based on research that I have conducted against the Privacy
Commissioners database of completed investigations over 67% of nearly
three-hundred investigations here in Canada have been conducted
against financial institutions. In contrast 97% of those
investigations have required residual remedies to be developed and
implemented to resolve confirmed issues. Lesson learned, do your home
work up front and avoid productivity issues, federal investigations
and wasting time/money.
Mark E. S. Bernard, CISM, CISSP, PM,
e-mail: Mark.Bernard@TechSecure.ca
Web: http://www.TechSecure.ca
Phone: (506) 325-0444
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----- Original Message -----
From: "InfoSec News" <isn@c4i.org>
To: <isn@attrition.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 4:25 AM
Subject: [ISN] Gartner: Consumers dissatisfied with online security
http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,98083,00.html
By Paul Roberts
DECEMBER 06, 2004
IDG NEWS SERVICE
A survey conducted by Gartner Inc. shows that online consumers are
growing frustrated with the lack of security provided by banks and
online retailers and feel that passwords are no longer sufficient to
secure their online transactions.
The findings are the latest conclusions drawn from a survey of 5,000
adult Internet users. The survey, which concluded in April, showed
that online shoppers want retailers to offer more than just
passwords to protect their accounts, and indicate that concerns
about a lack of security may be hampering the growth of online
commerce, according to Gartner analyst Avivah Litan.
Almost 60% of the respondents said they're concerned or very
concerned about online security. Even more important for online
retailers: Over 80% of those surveyed said they would buy more from
an online vendor who offered them more than just a username and
password to protect their accounts, she said.
"The data shows that consumers want more than passwords," said
Litan. However, there are limits to how far consumers will go to
secure their online activities.
[...]
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