Employing Best Practices and Technology Can Protect Sensitive Data,
Maintain Company Reputation and Prevent Financial Losses
DETROIT, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Compuware Corporation
(Nasdaq: CPWR) today announced the results of a new study, commissioned by
Compuware and conducted by the Ponemon Institute(C), that showed insiders
were the number one cause of all data breaches with hackers ranking a
distant fifth.
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The survey shows insiders caused 75 percent of all breaches in the U.S.
while external hackers committed only one percent of breaches. The 2008
Study on the Uncertainty of Data Breach Detection also reveals 79 percent
of U.S. respondents had experienced at least one data breach.
"Enterprises must recognize that simply trusting employees will
inevitably prove detrimental to their security, their risk postures and
their business interests," wrote Perry Carpenter, Gartner.(1) "A mixture of
tried-and-true security practices, security awareness, and low- and
high-tech toolsets will provide the most effective and comprehensive
defense against the insider threat."
The study also shows that 41 percent of all data breaches occurred in a
mainframe environment, putting abundant confidential customer data at risk
considering more than 80 percent of the world's corporate and governmental
data resides on mainframes.(2)
"Compuware recognizes the business impact of an insider breach," said
Rose Rowe, Compuware Vice President of Mainframe Solutions. "Our Data
Privacy solutions can protect the enterprise from data breaches in test and
production."
"Data security has become a critical issue to the financial integrity
of businesses and individuals alike," said Dr. Larry Ponemon, Chairman and
Founder, Ponemon Institute. "This study shows that both personal and
corporate information is flooding out of the organizations entrusted with
its confidentiality."
The 2008 Study on the Uncertainty of Data Breach Detection was
conducted using a proprietary web-based survey platform with the results
derived from the responses of 3,596 IT professionals in the US, UK, France
and Germany with an average of nearly nine years of experience. In the
U.S., 57 percent of respondents were from IT Operations and Security.
Commissioned by the Compuware Corporation, the survey was fielded by the
Ponemon Institute.
To obtain the white paper, 2008 Study on the Uncertainty of Data Breach
Detection, that summarizes the survey findings and provides a thorough
discussion of the implications of these results, please go to
http://www.compuware.com/databreach
Compuware Corporation
Compuware Corporation makes IT rock around the world, helping CIOs
optimize IT performance to achieve business goals. Compuware solutions
accelerate the development, improve the quality and enhance the performance
of critical business systems while enabling CIOs to align and govern the
entire IT portfolio, increasing efficiency, cost control and employee
productivity throughout the IT organization. Founded in 1973, Compuware
serves the world's leading IT organizations, including 92 percent of the
Fortune 50 companies. Learn more about Compuware at
http://www.compuware.com .
About the Ponemon Institute
The Ponemon Institute(C) is dedicated to advancing responsible
information and privacy management practices in business and government. To
achieve this objective, the Institute conducts independent research,
educates leaders from the private and public sectors and verifies the
privacy and data protection practices of organizations in a variety of
industries. Visit the Ponemon Institute at http://www.ponemon.org for more
information.
Press Contact
Sean M. Patrick, Communication Analyst, Compuware Communications and
Investor Relations, sean.patrick@compuware.com, 313-227-5594
For Sales and Marketing Information
Compuware Corporation, One Campus Martius, Detroit, MI 48226,
800-521-9353, http://www.compuware.com
1 Gartner, Best Practices for Managing 'Insider' Security Threats,
Perry Carpenter, July 25, 2008
2 The Computer and Communications Industry Association
SOURCE Compuware Corporation
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