Security Is All About Business, Not Technology
Michael J. Corby · Information Systems Security · 2002
The year 2001 has been an adventure all right: stock market dives, missed revenue and earnings targets, shocking and tragic acts of physical terrorism, massive layoffs. The playing field in the technical infrastructure and security marketplace was leveled — a scorched earth policy swept away both profits and people on most corporate balance sheets. Nothing positive to promote out of that, except one thing: business reality. And if I do see a silver lining in the cloudy quarters ahead, I think it will be more security-aware corporate spending and more efficient use of technology and people. There is no room for excess in today's economy but progress must continue in the area of security.