Business Management Response Share the responsibility for assuring business continuity and data security through policies, procedures, and education. Reinforce established practices through operational reviews and audits that assess compliance with policies. Question the source of data used to make management decisions to assure its integrity. Encourage and support information technology management to develop workgroup-level architecture and infrastructure. Treat business interruption and liability issues related to personal computer use the same as you would other risk management issues.
Insurance companies can provide helpful data as can legal consultants.
Do not expect a higher degree of security than you are willing to invest in. The infrastructure and services that enable responsible computing among personal computer users is costly and not highly leverageable. Unlike the mainframe environment where one firewall, backup server, or uninterrutible power source, serves hundreds or thousands of users, many services must be implemented on each personal computer individually. To make matters worse, personal computer management is a continual process even for an individual user. Each hardware or software upgrade, each new network, each new workgroup, and each new service requires personal attention.