Comments on: Spotify playing the blues after major hacking attack http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/03/05/spotify-playing-the-blues-after-major-hacking-attack/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:30:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Priestley119 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/03/05/spotify-playing-the-blues-after-major-hacking-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-162547 Priestley119 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:27:15 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/03/05/spotify-playing-the-blues-after-major-hacking-attack/#comment-162547 You've mentioned that the users of the site need to be cautious in their choice of passwords. I would argue that it also highlights potential deficiencies in the company's information security arrangements. According to the latest UK Government Security Breaches Survey (2008) (http://www.pwc.co.uk/eng/publications/berr_information_security_breaches_survey_2008.html), companies still have a way to go in taking information security seriously. For instance, 52% do not undertake formal security risk assessments; 48% of disaster recovery plans are not regularly tested and 21% of companies spend less that 1% of their IT budget on information security. I agree that the users should be careful in their selection of usernames and passwords, but we should be able to expect better than this from digital media company. You’ve mentioned that the users of the site need to be cautious in their choice of passwords. I would argue that it also highlights potential deficiencies in the company’s information security arrangements.

According to the latest UK Government Security Breaches Survey (2008) (http://www.pwc.co.uk/eng/publications/berr_information_security_breaches_survey_2008.html), companies still have a way to go in taking information security seriously. For instance, 52% do not undertake formal security risk assessments; 48% of disaster recovery plans are not regularly tested and 21% of companies spend less that 1% of their IT budget on information security.

I agree that the users should be careful in their selection of usernames and passwords, but we should be able to expect better than this from digital media company.

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