There are many reasons why a data security strategy could self-destruct, not
the least of which is a new breed of highly motivated data thieves who stand
to make a considerable profit on customer and other sensitive information in
data centers. We're often so mired with putting out data security and
compliance fires that we don't have time to step back and look at the
high-level issues that could have prevented many of those fires from igniting
in the first place. Let's review four of the critical reasons why the
security strategies of many companies are unintentionally opening them up to
increased risk.
The Déjà vu Strategy: Doing more of what they have already done. I see this
all the time. Companies beef up existing security hoping that it will address
new security threats. I call it "outside-in versus inside-out security"
because often the company will add more... (more)