Colombian or french roast? Not exactly what you'd consider a pressing executive decision. But shockingly, most businesses spend more time and money on the coffee they serve than on protecting their company servers.
"Our research shows that for companies with top revenue greater than US$100 million in the United States, they are spending, right now, $213 of every $1 million of top-line revenue on security. That's two-hundredths of one percent of top-line revenue," says Frank Prince of Forrester Research. A colleague of his came up with the coffee-over-security estimate a few years ago when he did some rough back-of-the-envelope calculations.
Granted, security spending has increased dramatically over the past couple of years in response to high-profile breaches like those affecting Microsoft, Yahoo, and scores of other companies. In fact, since 1999 the number of companies spending over $1 million on security has doubled. But most companies still severely underinvest.
And chances are you're one of them. You rationalise it: You're not a $100 million company. The Internet is so vast that the odds of someone targeting your company are minuscule. According to Chris Klaus (pictured), founder and chief technology officer of Internet Security Systems, that's exactly the kind of thinking that is bound to get you into trouble. "The reality is that in many cases the way the attackers work is not based on exactly who you are," Klaus says. "They do a scan of the entire network, and if you've got a lot of vulnerabilities, you appear as a big target. So even if you're not a big company, if you are very vulnerable, you become a much bigger target."
The key is staying out of hackers' crosshairs. And to do that you need to know the key risks facing your business. We'll show you the top threats todayâ€"and the surprising ones you'll face tomorrow.
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