Welcome
The Threat Within
The Year is 1906
Cyber Security
 

Welcome to
"ITSolutions News 2006"!

Welcome to the first issue of ITSolutions News. This electronic publication will be sent to you monthly unless you choose to unsubscribe by clicking on the link below. Each month, we plan to share useful technology news, tips and tricks, and real-world information about ways you can use your computer and your network to make your business run better and more profitably. We will post an archive copy of each issue on our website, www.itsolutionsca.com.  As you know, ITSolutions is a professional technology firm that specializes in network consulting, security, managed services and product procurement. At ITSolutions, our goal is to provide appropriate technology solutions that meet our clients' needs exactly and allow you to focus on your business. We have worked diligently for over 27 years to make sure that our clients benefit from the best technology available. Our professional engineering staff has been trained and certified by top industry companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Symantec, Watchguard, Citrix. We hope you enjoy receiving "The Technology Connection" each month. We welcome any feedback or suggestions you might have to make this newsletter or our company better. Make it a great day and thank you for your business.

The Threat Within

Did you know the greatest information security threat facing your organization may be sitting in your office right now? This threat has the ability to bypass the physical and logical controls you've put in place to protect the perimeter of your network and has already obtained credentials to access a significant portion of your infrastructure.

What is this dangerous -- and often underestimated -- threat?

It's your insider threat -- the trusted employees, ex-employees or business partners with authorized access to your corporate network resources and proprietary data.

These inside attacks are often the most dangerous because attackers are already familiar with your organization's computers, applications and security measures and know which actions might cause the most damage. And too often, companies don't discover these security breaches until it's too late.

Indeed, it may not be a matter of if your company will experience insider security breaches --but when.

In fact, the National Threat Assessment Center of the U.S. Secret Service recently completed an Insider Threat Study in conjunction with the renowned Software Engineering Institute Carnegie Mellon University. Consider a few of the sobering facts this study uncovered:

• Most insider events were triggered by a negative event in the workplace.
• Most perpetrators had prior disciplinary issues.
• Most insider events were planned in advance.
• Only 17% of the insider events studied involved individuals with administrator access.
• 87% of the attacks used very simple user commands that didn't require any advanced knowledge.
• 30% of the incidents took place at the home of the insider using remote access to the organization's network.

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THE YEAR is 1906
One hundred years ago.    What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for the Year 1906:

• The average life expectancy was 47 years.

• Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.

• Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.

• There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads.

• The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.

• The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!

• The average wage was 22 cents per hour.

• The average worker made between $200 and $400 per year.

• A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.

• More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME.

• Ninety percent of all doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION!  Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press AND the government as "substandard."

• Sugar cost four cents a pound.

• Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.

• Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.

• Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo.

• Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason.

• Five leading causes of death were:
  1. Pneumonia and influenza
  2. Tuberculosis
  3. Diarrhea
  4. Heart disease
  5. Stroke

• The American flag had 45 stars.

• The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!!!!

• Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea hadn't been invented yet.

• There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.

• Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write.

• Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.

• Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health."

• Eighteen percent of households had at least one full-time servant or domestic help.

• There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE ! U.S.A. !