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WHAT YOU CAN DO
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WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
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Install basic hardware and software: firewalls, antivirus programs, passwords, etc.
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Cost: $$$
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Basic protection. Despite the expense of your initial investment, you can’t ignore these.
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Buy advanced hardware and software: encryption, token authentication, digital certificates and signatures, keysTRoke loggers, etc.
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Cost: $$$
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These offer far more security than the basics, and you pay for it.
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Hire or Train programmers to write security code.
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Cost: $$$$
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Hire or reassign staff to create and enforce security policies.
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Cost: $$
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Helps secure your everyday operations.
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Dedicate one staffer to ongoing maintenance of security systems.
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Cost: $
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This is a low-cost, highly cost-effective way to improve security.
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Educate your staff and promote awareness companywide.
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Cost: $
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Another low-cost, highly effective way to immediately improve security.
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Schedule regular virus and patch upgrades, firewall reconfiguration, PC security audits, etc.
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Cost: $$
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Although this often requires software or services to automate the updates, it’s well worth the cost to make sure critical updates don’t fall by the wayside.
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Conduct regular security and penetration audits or assessments.
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Cost: $$$$
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Expensive but necessary. White Hat hackers will give you detailed reports of your security landscape and suggest ways to improve the view.
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Pay consultants.
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Cost: $$$
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Security consulting, while often required for projects or for insurance, is expensive. It’s also hard to find consultants who have both technical and business expertise.
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Outsource your worries.
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Cost: $$$$
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Outsourcing is quite expensive, but it includes service guarantees that the enterprise will remain secure no matter what.
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