| According to research firm Gartner Inc., organizations | | | | security attacks. They overlap on the computer |
| that have attained a high level of information security | | | | networks to detect and react to security violations. |
| can bring down such spending by 2008. Conversely | | | | If multiple security measures are deployed, |
| organizations, which have not been able to reach a | | | | companies can detect a far greater number of |
| certain level of security or have not invested enough, | | | | attacks than with fewer controls. This way cyber |
| may have to spend a greater part of their budget on | | | | crime can be held back more effectively. |
| security during the next few years. | | | | Nowadays, we find functional convergence in security |
| In 2006, the number of companies, which have been | | | | products. This refers to collating formal, collaborative |
| spending more than a million per year on computer | | | | strategies of cumulative security products of an |
| security and spam, has almost doubled. In spite of | | | | organization to deliver benefits through reduced risk |
| that they continue to suffer from internal and | | | | severity, increased operational efficiency, and |
| external security violations owing to employee | | | | reduced costs. The practice is to combine firewalls, |
| carelessness and increased hacking practices. They | | | | antivirus, antispam, and host intrusion prevention into |
| experienced intra company attacks such as theft, | | | | single products to provide a one time fully managed |
| sabotage or global destruction in computer networks. | | | | security. |
| It is therefore important that the companies devote | | | | Since time factor is important in deciding when to |
| more attention to avoiding cyber crime. | | | | adopt a new security technology, an early |
| The solutions to most IT problems lie in implementing | | | | investment on a technology may increase the risk of |
| appropriate technology efficiently and effectively. | | | | an immature technology, while too slow investment |
| Organizations that suffer routine attacks and threats | | | | can enhance the risk of being left behind making the |
| must be more mature in rooting out the problems. | | | | organization vulnerable. |
| Security should be given executive attention, treated | | | | Thus the above discussion points at the importance |
| like a business issue, and not just a technology | | | | of computer security, which should be handled |
| problem. | | | | carefully and judiciously for maximum results. |
| A layered defense is the best defense against | | | | |