The growth of low-cost storage devices
like memory sticks and even iPods is exposing dangerous flaws
in corporate security policies, says Ian
McGurk of Plan-Net Services.
Creeping under the security blanket
- Part 1 | Part
2
Ian McGurk: most companies have no idea
how vulnerable they are
Information security has always traditionally been deemed
to be an IT issue. However, in today’s business climate of
more and more legal and sector regulation, attitudes are changing.
The acceptance that information is a key business asset which
is fundamental to the survival and growth of a business has
brought with it the recognition that security of information
must be a business problem.
The quality of information and the way it is processed and
presented are often key differentiators between competitors
– representing intellectual property in the form of research,
design, development or formulae. So there is an obligation
on a business and its executives to take efforts to protect
this valuable information.
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