In the News

Symantec 2010 State of Enterprise Security Study Shows Frequent, Effective Attacks on Worldwide Business
February 24, 2010 -- Symantec Corp. just released the findings of its global 2010 State of Enterprise Security study. The study found that 42 percent of organizations rate security their top issue. This isn't a surprise, considering that 75 percent of organizations experienced cyber attacks in the past 12 months. These attacks cost enterprise businesses an average of $2 million per year. Finally, organizations reported that enterprise security is becoming more difficult due to understaffing, new IT initiatives that intensify security issues and IT compliance issues. The study is based on surveys of 2,100 enterprise CIOs, CISOs and IT managers from 27 countries in January 2010.

Credit Card Security, Virtualization and Mobile Workforce Raise Major Network Security Concerns
February 17, 2010 -- The main culprits that will threaten network security in 2010 range from credit card security and virtualization to the mobile workforce. With industry experts estimating that enterprises will spend more than $1.5 trillion on technology in 2010, organizations should understand the grave dangers facing the enterprise network and ensure the right mix of technologies and processes are in place to protect them.

2010 CyberSecurity Watch Survey: Cybercrime Increasing Faster Than Some Company Defenses
January 26, 2010 -- Cybercrime threats posed to targeted organizations are increasing faster than many organizations can combat them, according to the "2010 CyberSecurity Watch Survey." It found that multiple attacks occurring within larger organizations and insiders remain most costly threat. Moreover, the survey suggests the threat of cybercrime is heightened by current security models that are only minimally effective against cyber criminals.

Innovation's Share of IT Budget Reduced by 50% Since 1999
January 21, 2010 -- A new study by global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney, "Delivering Technology Innovations," finds that while industry leaders overwhelmingly acknowledge the value of IT as an important strategic differentiator, investment in IT innovation misses target levels more than 75% of the time. Moreover, although innovation accounted for 30% of the average IT budget in 1999, it has fallen to less than half of that -- 14% -- in the subsequent ten years.