Summary


The technology aspects of information security continue to increase in complexity, performance, and capability, matching the requirements of the market. While amazing what they can do on a 24x7 basis to stop authorized access, monitor intrusive activities for evidence and prosecution , and transmit gigabytes of data almost instantly, these system are just electronic devices. They require substantial engineering support and maintenance, upgrades and above all, management direction.

The raging battle between groups and individuals trying to gain access to information assets and systems they should not have access to and organizations working very hard to keep them out is almost unknown to senior executives and managers who have many other responsibilities to manage. Small companies in the United States report 200 to 500 hits against their firewalls each hour by unidentified intrusion search engines seeking to find cracks in their firewall that can be leveraged into full access. It is hard to fathom the hundreds of thousands of intrusive searches hits per day that large financial and government organizations successfully stave off with little public mention or attention.

It is also clear that a combination of technology harnessed to basic common sense and attention to detail goes a long way towards closing most of the largest security holes in the information infrastructure. Holes remain , but making the reward smaller than the effort required to obtain it usually stops hackers from wasting their time to gain little.

In the coming years , senior executives and managers will need to become familiar with the overall concepts and terminology of information security to better understand why they should support increased investments in equipment and staffing. According to experts in law, technology and business, computer security will remain a critical component of every IT organization for decades to come.




Information Technology Security. Advice from Experts
Information Technology Security. Advice from Experts
ISBN: 1591402484
EAN: N/A
Year: 2004
Pages: 113

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