The time has long gone when the reseller of security solutions was an unpopular harbinger of doom, a messenger who deserved to be shot as just reward for the propagation of wildly exaggerated scare stories. Nobody currently running a corporate network, let alone one supporting an ebusiness, needs reminding now that security risks are not fiction.
Computer viruses can make the news headlines.
Lax web security can result in an instantaneous press roasting. Denial of service, following a system breakdown, can fry a smaller startup and knock millions off the share price of a solid blue-chip. The statistics, which tell only part of the story, are shocking. This figure is believed to be highly conservative by many. It is certainly set to grow.