Report: Educational Security Incidents (ESI) Year in Review 2008

El siguiente documento publicado por el Educational Security Incidents (ESI) muestra los reportes de incidentes de seguridad ocurridos en algunos colegios y universidades del mundo durante el año 2008.

The security incidents reported in 2008 continued many of the trends seen in 2007. More colleges and universities reported suffering more security incidents. In fact, the total number of institutions suffering security incidents outnumbers the total number of incidents in 2008 due to several incidents affecting more than one institution. Another common trend continued from 2007 was that employee mistakes continue to be the leading cause of reported information security incidents.

Here is a sample of the information contained in the Educational Security Incidents (ESI) Year in Review - 2008:

• Total Number of Incidents: 173, a 24.5% increase over 2007
• Total Number of Institutions Affected: 178, a 59% increase over 2007
• Total Number of Incidents by Type:
  • Employee Fraud: 10
  • Impersonation: 4
  • Loss: 9
  • Penetration: 35
  • Theft: 40
  • Unauthorized Disclosure: 75

Descarga del reporte: Educational Security Incidents - (ESI) Year in Review – 2008 - Released: February 9, 2009 (PDF, Ingles 226 pag.)


Link relacionado:
- Report: Educational Security Incidents (ESI) Year in Review 2007