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Network security vulnerabilities decreasing

Thursday, July 24, 2008

The number of network security vulnerabilities prevalent in organizations is being eclipsed by flaws in applications, according to a new study.

Carried out by UK-based firm Orthus, the survey examined networks across a range of different sectors including banking, insurance, finance, retail, manufacturing, transport, utilities, health and education.

Principal among the firm's findings was the fact that all tests revealed at least one network security vulnerability.

However, the group indicated that organizations are adopting an ever-hardening approach to network threats.

While businesses are tackling these threats more effectively, the number of application weaknesses has increased eight per cent between 2004 and 2008.

Richard Hollis, managing director of the firm, advised: "Companies need to adopt secure coding guidelines as part of a comprehensive secure software development lifecycle."

An earlier report also released by the group found that IT departments were the biggest culprits in terms of data leakages.

IT security personnel were said to be responsible for 30 per cent of such occurrences.ADNFCR-1765-ID-18700124-ADNFCR

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