Keeping security real
Insiders pose the biggest threat to corporate security. And trying to keep up with internal and external threats is nigh impossible. In this feature, Brainstorm gets to grips with realistic security management
01 September 2008
The security game can be likened to trying to hit a series of constantly moving targets, which are simultaneously changing in nature and severity on an hourly basis. Insiders, dumb end users, cyber-crime syndicates and our old friends the virus writers are all still out there causing havoc.
Further complicating matters is the drive to mobility, with users wanting to access corporate resources from whatever device is most convenient. Perimeter security is no longer sufficient, not when your perimeter is constantly on the move. What, you might ask, is your security department to do?
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