Security policies often fail when management avoids the requirements it wishes to inflict on its employees. Upper management cannot afford to have short passwords, as this action only opens the virtual door for hackers to compromise your Internet security. Effective security awareness and training programs must be enforced throughout all corporate levels. All access must be securely maintained, and passwords to Web, file transfer protocol and Telnet access should be rotated regularly to avoid possible break-ins. Physical measures can be taken to protect your data.
Corporate espionage is all too common in today's workplace.
Information thieves disguised as janitors enter an unsuspecting office at night only to look through unsecured documents for passwords. Make sure employees do not write their passwords on Post-It notes and attach them to their workspace. Hackers find this as an open door to enter the system. Keep tabs on who has access, when employees come and go, and monitor your network to make certain there is no increase in off-hours network activity from unauthorized employees. Internet Web page security is doubly important to companies that rely on the Web as an important sales and marketing tool.