7 simple steps for thwarting hactivists‎

More data was stolen from corporate networks last year by hactivists than by cybercriminals, according to a new report from Verizon.

The Verizon 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report includes analysis from 855 cybersecurity breaches worldwide that involved 174 million compromised records. More than half -- 58% -- of all data that was compromised last year was the result of politically-motivated attacks rather than those motivated by financial gain.

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Biggest threat to corporate nets in 2011? Hactivists, not cybercriminals

Verizon said most data breaches could be avoided if networkmanagers followed best practices in information security.

Here are seven tips that Verizon says will help CIOs avoid hactivist-style attacks as well as thwart cybercriminals:

1. Protect your servers.

Verizon found that 94% of all data compromised last year involved servers, rather than end devices such as laptops orsmartphones. So while CIOs are worrying about mobile device management and employee "Bring Your Own Device'' policies, they ought to be paying more attention to the physical and cybersecurity of servers that contain personally identifiable information or intellectual property.

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