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