Security Issues:
- Threats from the Internet such as DOS (Denial of Service) attacks, email content (virus, worm,
inappropriate content), web content, spyware, malware, trojans.
- Threats from computer hardware such as critical computer failures (cash registers, servers),
network failures (routers, switches, lack of capacity, network cabling),and hard drive failures.
- Threats from the environment such as power failures, lightning, tornado, storms, flood, wind, fire and
hazardous materials spills.
- Threats from employees such as simple errors or malicious activites. Lost or compromised data is a
huge problem. Loss of email access due to perceived SPAM can cost companies thousands to correct and recover.
- Threats from software such as updates and security flaws, both of which can lead to lost or compromised
data. Even a simple and minor update with a problem from any software vendor can result in huge problems.
- Outdated software or hardware that is no longer supported by the vendor. What happens when the software
that you depend upon quits and it is no longer supported? It is better to plan upgrades to newer software and implement
those upgrades seamlessly rather than wait until you have no other choice and the return to normal operations is murky and uncertain.
- "I am not a target!" - every client.
- Threats in the form of legal issues. (Acceptible Use Policy, Non-Disclosure, Non-Compete, Content Filtering).
Countering litigation before it occurs is always the best policy.
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