The Cost of Data Security

All of the evidence points to an explosion in the number of potential security threats to your information system. The latest generation does not require that users open email attachments, but merely that they visit infected Web sites, which can be legitimate sites that have been invaded or counterfeit copies. The cost of fighting them now represents 10% of IT budgets. How are you protecting yourself? What weapons or email guidelines do you depend on, and how sympathetic is your management to the costs involved?

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