ISACA survey shows security disconnect for breaches, wearables

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http://www.csoonline.com/article/2847313/security-awareness/isaca-survey-shows-security-disconnect-for-breaches-wearables.html

By Maria Korolov
CSO
Nov 12, 2014

"This year was the year of the breach," ISACA international president 
Robert Stroud told CSO Online.

ISACA, a global association of risk and cybersecurity professionals, 
released its global IT Risk/Reward Barometer today, a survey of over 1,600 
IT professionals and 4,000 consumers, in which 94 percent of Americans 
said they were aware of a major data breach at a retailer.

But they just didn't care.

"We saw some consistently risky actions," Stroud said. "Fewer than half 
changed their online passwords or pin codes."

Only 28 percent said they shopped less frequently at a retailer that 
experienced a data breach, and only 15 percent said they made fewer online 
or mobile purchases.

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