Intranets and extranets are especially sensitive because they contain intellectual property and details about client relationships. Companies must create the role of a Chief Security Officer. If you conduct business online, you at least need a diligent policing role that will ensure your machines are up to date with software patches. Beyond that companies must reassess and explore how they are connected to the various networks they do business through. Your friends would have a field day if you told them your car was stolen because you left it unlocked while you went out to eat downtown.
Confidence flushes down the drain faster than an awkward teen blushes.
The damages could be minimal, but the perception is very real. If you aren't watching your web server, someone else already is. The Marketleap Report is your source for straight talk about the economy of the new millennium. We won't cut corners. It might be rough on the edges sometimes but only because we think you care enough for us to say it.