Security is a top concern when you're implementing new technologies such as wireless or storage-area networks. And security is a key consideration in outsourcing decisions. In fact, security worries pervade just about every aspect of your job, according to the results of this year's Network World 500, our annual survey of 500 network executives.
Systems can come down. . . .
Va. Sallie Mae has an online service that lets students and schools apply for and manage loans over the Internet. Youst says security is on his mind all day. If the site is down and we can't provide services, that's lost time and money,'' he says. Security is also part of the process when designing new systems and applications, he says. As e-business becomes more important to a company's bottom line, security also rises to a new level of concern.