There is no better time than at the beginning of a new year
to review and implement changes to corporate Information Technology strategies.
The Enterprises TV show examines a few that can make a difference.
Corporate IT heads have a good opportunity to advance security
in 2016. Last year’s DDoS, (distributed denial of service) attacks on many
major name brand servers left millions of consumers wondering is their financial
and personal data was compromised. Many found out that it was. Affected
consumers were left regularly checking credit reports for suspicious use
afterwards. This was a wake up call to companies in all sizes to strengthen
their IT networks and close loopholes in server security software.
A DDoS attack can cost up to one million dollars to fix.
However, it can take years to repair a tarnished brand reputation. According to
Neustar, and information services company, more than 80 percent of the
companies that were hit around the world in 2014 or early 2015 were hit more than
once and more than half were hit six times or more. The Enterprises TV show
notes that one attack is all a company needs to lose the trust of their
customer base. American businesses should re-examine IT strategies before the year
progresses to add more network security. Other IT matters concern data
management, user policies, Internet blocking software, and e-commerce tools. A
comprehensive Information Technology strategy is a necessary aspect of any
company – large or small.
