WASHINGTON, April 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Thycotic, a
provider of smart and effective privileged account management
solutions for global organizations, today announced the results of
a survey of 202 RSA Conference 2015 attendees conducted between
April 20th and
21st in San Francisco,
which found that 94% of surveyed attendees feel that the NSA's
surveillance of U.S. citizens has increased or remained the same
since Edward Snowden leaked
classified information from the agency in June 2013. Following widespread calls for
increased oversight and information-gathering policy changes in
response to what the leak exposed, this data indicates that most
security professionals do not believe any steps have been taken to
curtail the agency's activities.
In fact, nearly half (48%) of the respondents believe that the
NSA has increased its surveillance of U.S. citizens since Snowden's
revelations, while 45% feel that there has been no change. Just 6%
believe that the national exposure of classified NSA documents has
led to a decrease in NSA surveillance.
Two-thirds (66%) of respondents believe that Section 215 of the
Patriot Act, which allows the NSA to collect bulk records of
individuals' phone calls, should not be renewed once it expires as
planned on June 1 of this year. This
section of the law has garnered much attention in recent months and
was a major pain point for critics of the NSA's programs as well as
the 48% of respondents to Thycotic's RSA survey in February 2014 who indicated that the NSA had
overstepped its boundaries in the surveillance of U.S.
citizens.
With regard to cyber threats originating outside of the U.S.
however, seven out of 10 (70%) respondents believe that the newly
formed Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center (CTIIC), which
is tasked with producing coordinated cyber threat assessments and
sharing that information with relevant government agencies, will
have a positive impact on our national security. This indicates an
increased confidence in the U.S. government's ability to combat
cyber attacks in the future.
When asked which government has the most sophisticated cyber
hacking capabilities, nearly half (49%) of respondents said that
the abilities of the United States
are superior, indicating a confidence in the country's offensive
capabilities when dealing with cyber threats. Interestingly,
thirty-one percent believe that China has the most sophisticated cyber hacking
capabilities, followed by Russia
(17%) and North Korea (3%).
"While the overwhelming majority of respondents believe that the
CTIIC will have a positive impact on national security, this is not
the time for organizations of any size to let their guard down, as
we've seen countless high-profile cyber attacks and data breaches
in just the last year," said Jonathan
Cogley, CEO and founder of Thycotic. "As cyber threats
increasingly become more sophisticated, organizations should be
mindful of both external and insider threats. Privileged account
management is still the best way for organizations to ensure that
their sensitive data is kept out of the wrong hands."
About Thycotic
Thycotic IT security and password
management solutions empower companies to remove the complexities
associated with proper access control and management of privileged
accounts. An Inc. 5000 company, Thycotic is trusted by more than
3,000 customers worldwide – including members of the Fortune 500,
enterprises, government agencies, technology firms, universities,
non-profits and managed service providers. To learn more, please
visit thycotic.com.
For further
information, please contact:
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Alex Parks
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Thycotic
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Davies Murphy
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202-779-9144
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nick.lagalante@thycotic.com
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