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The Criminal Element
Thompson outlined his company's strategy in the speech which, in short, involves layers of security to mitigate threats that come from a range of sources. Symantec's particular technology focus will be on helping enterprises defend themselves against threats that come from the Internet including e-mail, instant messaging, and a number of online collaborative applications. I've heard his message echoed by a number of security researchers at competing companies. And while there is no doubt in my mind that IT administrators understand the severity of threats and their potential for devastating damage, I have to wonder if the business side of the house really understands. Consider the recent Dark Reading security study which found that the salaries of IT security pros who are so in-demand are the same or even a little lower than the salaries of their software or network engineer colleagues. This doesn't jibe with the high priority businesses are allegedly giving security as a percentage of their IT budgets. « Preaching To The Unconverted: Warner To Use Peer-To-Peer To Distribute Movies | Main | A Simple Fix For RFID Privacy » |
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