http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2014/02/75-percent-pentagon-contractors-adjusted-security-after-snowden-leaks/78302/
By Aliya Sternstein
Nextgov.com
February 5, 2014
Leaks of national secrets by former federal contractor Edward Snowden
drove 75 percent of U.S. defense company executives to adjust information
security procedures, mostly by increasing employee training and going on
high alert for deviant behavior, according to a new study.
The poll of information technology managers was conducted last month by
market research firm Opinion Matters on behalf of consultancy ThreatTrack.
Most of the 100 contractors surveyed are taking a manual approach to the
crackdown on data seepage, rather than using automated mechanisms to block
personnel from disclosing information, according to the study’s data
points.
Among businesses with an IT budget of more than $10 million, 44 percent
are restricting user access. Of the firms storing or accessing
confidential information for the government, 34 percent have scaled back
system administrator privileges. Sixty percent of the companies in those
same two categories are subjecting employees to more cyber awareness
education.
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