Delegates from SE Asia and Africa attending the Security Management Stage 1 (Core Skills) Course in Bangladesh have been studying ways in which sensitive corporate information is compromised, learning that threat sources to information include both outsiders and insiders -at any level in the business hierarchy.At the top end of the scale, a YouGov poll suggests that 1/3 of UK company directors had taken with them confidential information when they left their employment. Drawing attention to the risks at the lower end of the employment scale, Justin King, a respected information security investigations consultant revealed in a BBC interview that there have been instances of unsupervised cleaners who have been bribed to steal information for as little as £20.
Key areas of information at risk identified by the course participants included research and development; pricing strategy; customer databases; specific and strategic plans; budget and financial information; product formula; drilling, reserves and seismic data (oil companies); future expansion, downsizing or relocation plans; investment plans; acquisition and merger plans and information relating to legal or litigation issues.
The ARC Information and IT Security Seminar is available as a one-day workshop, running three times a year or on-site as required.
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