The Three Things Every Small Business Needs to Know about Network Security
What do Emulex, the White House website, and Microsoft have in common? All have been the victims of network security compromises. While these are some of the more high profile cases, there are daily examples of network security failures and the high costs imposed on companies as a result. According to the 2004 Computer Crime and Security Survey conducted by The Computer Security Institute/FBI, companies have sustained losses of $141,496,560 in the past year from computer security incidents. There was a time when only large companies worried about network security breaches. However, in this brave new world where everyone from the home user to the large corporation relies on technology for functions that range from email to the storage of sensitive data, it seems no one is immune to the havoc that viruses, worms, spyware and hackers can wreak. So, what's a small business to do? How do you keep your company's network secure? Most small businesses do not have a specifi...