Here's a pretty good article on steps that can and should be taken to improve the level of security on your network. " Today, security is often provided by patched-together, reactionary defenses, which many see as an inhibitor to business. In order to take their rightful place as a business enabler, security systems must provide distributed, real-time, flexible defenses against attacks.
What if IT managers discovered a magic way to shield e-commerce from all things illegal, such as online credit-card heists, denial-of-service attacks, Web page destruction, viruses and data thefts? "
The link for this article located at ComputerWorld is no longer available.
