Managed.IT - issue56

14 MANAGED.IT COVER STORY 01732 759725 to “ accidental actions of internal users ”, this is often the threat that is left unmanaged. A recent study from HP** also shows that 34% of data breaches last year were caused by insiders (internal users). It goes on to reveal that 75% of insiders would look at unclaimed documents that they found left in a printers output tray. In addition, 40% who see confidential documents in the printer output tray admit they wouldn’t just ignore it, instead take the time to look it over and even save it by taking a picture, making a copy, or taking the document completely. This suggests that organisations, more than ever, need to consider the growing insider threat, including how they can maintain compliance and safeguard against confidential documents from getting into the wrong hands, together with protecting their overall print environment. High Profile Cases An example of a high profile case from an insider was a breach that occurred at the U.S. NSA, National Security Agency. This involved a 25-year- old employee who was charged with leaking confidential information on Russian Hacking to the media. The employee was later identified from the reference printed on the document. Unfortunately though, many organisations do not even have this simple method to identify the perpetrator, leaving the insider undiscovered. This demonstrates the importance of organisations having auditable processes in place, to first of all determine the perpetrator, and secondly to provide evidence that the organisation did everything they could to avoid a breach from occurring. Why is office printing the problem? As identified above, in too many organisations, paper output remains untraceable – printed data can be quickly and easily removed, often without the victim ever being According to research from Risk Based Security, the total number of reported data breaches in 2019 stands at over five thousand. This is an increase of 33% from the same period in 2018, and has resulted in 7.9 billion individual records being compromised. The “insider threat” Organisations often focus their attention on the most obvious, such as building a secure malware strategy, with 70% believing this to be the top perceived threat*. However, with 32% of all reported security incidents being related The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), affecting organisations both in Europe and globally holding data from European Union citizens, has meant organisations have needed to implement measures to help them comply with new regulations. However, with over 400 million Euros in fines having been issued so far and with this number continuing to rise almost daily, it is clear that organisations have not considered everything in their compliance journey. The “insider threat” leaves organisations exposed to compliance violations and big fines Paul Mills, Vice President of Business Development at RINGDALE, reviews the Insider Threat and how leading Enterprise print management solutions are working with organisations to maintain regulatory compliance and secure data. Paul Mills