75 Percent of Pentagon Contractors Adjusted Security After Snowden Leaks

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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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