To guard against this, companies need to promulgate policies and procedures that outline the limits of how employees are to use the organization's computer resources. Once the policies are in place, frequent checks must be made to ensure they're being followed. This is another area where companies aren't as vigilant now as they once were. Ironically, mainframe security has become lax at the same time the potential for catastrophic damage has mushroomed. With greater use of databases for financial and medical transactions, exposure of corporate systems to customers and suppliers through the Internet, and widespread automation of manual functions, companies have become heavily data-dependent.
Some firms discover the vulnerability of their systems only after a painful lesson.
His customers often arrive with relatively narrow product requirements. Primarily, they need tools that can be used with e-business applications. The product works with digital certificates that are an increasingly important part of e-commerce transactions. Also, Tivoli has provided more granular control over Unix superuser services. In addition to e-business support, customers want more automated functions in their products so they can maximize use of their staff.