However, geo-political and social threats are more commonplace than in previous years, and they are becoming more prevalent. Activists are utilizing the Internet's widespread capabilities to disseminate their message and act-out their personal frustrations. In October, amid tensions in the Middle East, angry Palestine supporters defaced the American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee's Web site. However, the internal threat is still the biggest concern. People still have the 'That won't happen to me' mentality.
Companies are reluctant to implement better security postures.
Changing that mentality requires changing the role of security. For many in the business world, security is about safeguarding against threat, protecting confidentiality, and preventing losses. This approach is too restrictive to be effective in an electronic business environment. Security must evolve into a business process to achieve the desired protection partners, suppliers, and consumers are demanding. Those companies that fail to understand and respond to this shift will eventually lose out to competitors.