As a business' success depends more and more on the use of computers and businesses put more sensitive information on their systems, computers become an asset that requires protection equivalent to their importance to the business.
Protection is more significant as businesses increase their presence on the Internet and give access to an increasing circle of users (ex. employees, customers and vendors). However, as long as there is mission-critical information on your computer systems, internal theft is also a significant risk, which must be considered.
Businesses should define a security scheme that considers security for their:
The security scheme strikes a balance between blocking unauthorized access and providing the computing capabilities required to run your business. Unfortunately, intrusion methods are becoming more sophisticated over time, thus a security scheme must be kept up-to-date. There are techniques that can be employed to minimize your exposure without being cost prohibitive.