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Striking a Delicate IT Security Balance

Striking a Delicate IT Security Balance Do You Feel Your Organization Is Forcing You to Focus on Cost Savings at the Expense of SecurityAlmost half do, but it’s hard to be certain if it’s justifiable No Title How Many Security Consoles Does Your Team Manage?One indication of why costs may be out of control No […]

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Michael Vizard

Jul 20, 2012

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Striking a Delicate IT Security Balance

Do You Feel Your Organization Is Forcing You to Focus on Cost Savings at the Expense of SecurityAlmost half do, but it’s hard to be certain if it’s justifiable

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How Many Security Consoles Does Your Team Manage?One indication of why costs may be out of control

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How Many Rules Do You Have in Your Average Firewall Rule Base?Another sign that things might be out of control

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What percentage of your firewall rule base has ‘ANY’ in one of the fields?This isn’t a good sign either

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What Percentage of Your Security Budget Is Spent on Compliance Issues That Don’t Really Improve Security?Another source of increasing budget frustration

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How often does your company conduct a firewall audit?No clear consistency in approach

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What Percentage of Your Rule Base is Obsolete?More than it should be

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Have you, or any of your colleagues, ever been asked to make a rule/configuration change against your better judgment?Lots of internal debate is the only consistent rule

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Are You Considering Move to Continuous Compliance in Response to New Legislation such as the EU Data Directive on Privacy?This will become a bigger issue

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Are You Planning on Deploying Next-Generation Firewalls such as Palo Alto Networks?Almost Half Plan on It.

Michael Vizard

Michael Vizard is a seasoned IT journalist, with nearly 30 years of experience writing and editing about enterprise IT issues. He is a writer for publications including Programmableweb, IT Business Edge, CIOinsight, Channel Insider and UBM Tech. He formerly was editorial director for Ziff-Davis Enterprise, where he launched the company’s custom content division, and has also served as editor in chief for CRN and InfoWorld. He also has held editorial positions at PC Week, Computerworld and Digital Review.

Striking a Delicate IT Security Balance

Michael Vizard

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