Keeping Security Simple

   This week I did a national webcast with Capella University.  The topic was the Insider Threat.  But my take on this is a bit different than what's usually said on this subject.  I call it "The Accidental Insider".  You can see my slides here.

   I was talking about how I think that accidents are the major cause of breaches.  I've talked a bit about how important it is to keep things simple here.

   If you're an information security professional, hopefully you are familiar with the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR).  You can see their page for the latest report.

   One of the interesting things they point out in the report is summarized in this table: