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Internet Security–Theft Could Be an Inside Job

We saw this fact sheet on Inc.com
What We’re Worrying About

These days, computer security threats are coming from all directions. Here’s what is keeping entrepreneurs up at night, according to a recent survey by the research firm Forrester.

By: Inc. Staff

  1. Viruses and worms: 73%
  2. Spyware: 66%
  3. Spam: 64%
  4. Outside hackers: 57%
  5. Identity theft: 55%
  6. Security configuration compliance: 55%
  7. Employees violating security: 46%
  8. Internal hackers/attacks: 41%
  9. Regulatory compliance: 39%
  10. Dont know: 28%
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Corra, being a background screening service, hears a lot of the uglier stories out there. Companies find their files and data, their intellectual property and proprietary information, compromised or outright stolen by hackers, crackers, and, worse, perhaps, their own employees.

While many companies put up firewalls and take elaborate precautions to assure Internet and database security, by not conducting the proper background checks, they leave themselves upon to inside predators. That’s why it is always wise to conduct criminal background searches and Credit Reports. The criminal search is obvious, while the credit report may often indicate those desperate enough to be susceptible to breaking the law.

So take Corra’s advice and be sure to check them out before you hire.

By Gordon Basichis

Gordon Basichis is the Co-Founder of Corra Group, specializing in pre-employment background checks and corporate research. He has been a marketing and media executive and has worked in the entertainment industry, the financial, health care and technology sectors. He is the author of the best selling Beautiful Bad Girl, The Vicki Morgan Story, a non-fiction novel that helped define exotic sexuality in the late twentieth century. He is the author of the Constant Travellers and has recently completed a new book, The Guys Who Spied for China, dealing with Chinese Espionage in the United States. He has been a journalist for several newspapers and is a screenwriter and producer.