| In today's world, where data can indeed be more | | | | IT security involves total awareness |
| valuable than physical assets, IT security is an | | | | The best way to ensure IT security is to make |
| indispensable requirement for any business | | | | everyone aware of the policies that are to be |
| organization. A lot of the success achieved by an | | | | followed while working. It may be all right for an |
| organization depends on ensuring security of sensitive | | | | employee to use an USB drive, but he should get it |
| information. Security breaches and consequent theft of | | | | scanned prior to usage. An employee accessing a |
| mission critical data can be rather expensive, and | | | | website should make sure that it does not fall under |
| clients are not known to be merciful if they find out | | | | the list of reported attack sites. If someone has to |
| that their financial transaction records have been | | | | access a resource that may be potentially dangerous, |
| compromised to an unauthorized entity. As such, | | | | he/ she should at least ask a system administrator to |
| ensuring proper IT security can indeed be crucial for | | | | look into it beforehand. No employee should download |
| ensuring the survivability of an organization. | | | | or install any kind of software before discussing with |
| It's not just about the security professionals | | | | the network or system security professionals. These |
| Most organizations invest considerable amount of | | | | measures may seem small, but do go a long way in |
| funds in purchasing state of the art security equipment, | | | | ensuring security against malicious intrusions, and |
| such as hardware and software firewalls, network | | | | reducing the risk of compromising sensitive data. |
| vulnerability detection systems, and routers with built in | | | | Even technologically knowledgeable employees have |
| security measures. While these are certainly helpful in | | | | their own share of responsibility. A programmer |
| ensuring data security, these alone are not enough. | | | | creating a user interface should, for instance, make |
| After all, what use is a Trojan filter installed on a | | | | sure to apply restrictions regarding types of values |
| server if an employee unknowingly uses a | | | | that can be used in the various input fields. Engineers |
| worm-infected USB drive in his workstation? What | | | | should make sure not to leave loopholes in security |
| use is high profile security measure implemented on | | | | when setting up a system or network. Hackers are |
| the network server if the CEO accidentally | | | | much smarter these days, and know exactly what |
| compromises client information by accessing it from a | | | | vulnerabilities to look for when hacking through a |
| public computer? IT security does not revolve around | | | | corporate network. It may take them mere minutes to |
| teams of IT professionals. It involves participation of | | | | hack through layer after layer of security if they |
| every employee in the organization. | | | | manage to spot a single, critical vulnerability. |