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January 5, 2000

INTERNAL EMPLOYEES GREATEST THREAT SAYS NEW STUDY

A survey conducted by Michael G. Kessler & Associates Ltd., a New York-based security firm, found that 35 percent of the theft of proprietary and confidential information is stolen by disgruntled employees. Other U.S. companies steal 18 percent, foreign corporations stole 11 percent and foreign governments took 8 percent. Only 28 percent of information theft was attributed to a lone external attacker.