Internet Insecurity Index Worsens
RSA Security reported today the results of its second annual Internet Insecurity Index -- with negative progress (from a score of 6 to a 7 on a 10 point scale) having been made in the last year.
In a related story, RSA Security reported the results of its second annual consumer survey on identity theft.
When asked the question ?How informed are you about identity theft issues now when compared to a year ago,? 63 percent of respondents considered themselves ?More Informed.? However, of those in this category, 49 percent do not consider themselves any safer, and 26 percent consider themselves more vulnerable than they did in 2003. Only 18 percent of respondents felt safer this year than they did during the same period last year, and of that number, more than half attributed the increase to their own personal safeguards, while fewer than 30 percent cited security technology enhancements or changes in bank policies and procedures. ?Awareness of identity theft is certainly the first step, but businesses clearly have a long way to go if they want consumers to feel protected,? added Worrall.
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