The software was developed by the US government to catch spies and has led to six prosecutions Stateside. CMDS enables an effective means of monitoring internal systems usage. However, there are significant 'Big Brother' overtones, and employers taking such action need to inform employees. There are obvious barriers to improved defences, including high implementation costs, lack of senior management backing, user resistance and a lack of understanding. Businesses cannot hope to protect their systems without an effective security policy in place.
Defences are in many ways non-technical.
Systems need to be budgeted for, implemented and independently tested. And that may still not be enough. You have to let users know what not to do. He believes the BS7799 quality standard is set to emerge as the international security standard. Not only will companies that adhere to this render themselves less vulnerable to attack, they will also instantly add value to their services.