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Security Pros Bemoan the Need for Focus

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the thinking-one-step-ahead dept.

Ant writes "Computerworld has an article about more proactive initiatives falling by the wayside. Operational and tactical considerations continue to dominate the IT security agenda, despite a growing need for more strategic approaches to data protection."

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  1. Giving Up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting


    some people i know are so fed up of the state of internet security ,viruses,trojans,spyware,spam etc that they are actively considering disconnecting their main systems from the internet altogether and only using a dedicated machine for access

    shame that security has got so bad where people are now retreating from public networks, if thats now in 2004 what's it gonna be like in 10-15-20 years from now ? i shudder to think

  2. sounds reasonable to me by digitalsushi · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I am a sysadmin, a poor one, and I can definitely say I could spend 100% of my time trying to patch holes and cracks in our system and still not have enough time left over. And I have a sneaking suspicion that someone who knows what's going on could redo our environment entirely such that I wouldn't have to. What an unfortunate thing! I don't even know what I'd do with all those extra resources freed up. I think our company had something to do with turning profits, long ago ...

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  3. Is this the right use of the word 'bemoan'? by Dixie_Flatline · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It sounds like security professionals are annoyed that they have to focus on anything. Wouldn't a more accurate headline be

    "Security Professionals Bemoan Lack of Focus"?

    Right now, it just sounds like security pros are whiny babies that don't want to do their jobs.

  4. More of a strategic planning process.... by Proudrooster · · Score: 4, Informative

    "What's really needed is more of a strategic planning process that involves business executives and technologists," Spinelli said. Instead, security managers all too often offer "nothing by way of a long-term strategy" for IT security.

    In just the first two paragraphs alone I was able to fill up my BULLSH*T BINGO card. Let's see if I can write a useless statements containing lots of buzzwords. What's really needed is a short term strategy with long term synergestic goals that transcend all layers of the organization and implement proactive world-class security. Yep, I still got it.

    Just think, if executives had more of a strageic planning process for the business in general, then US companies might be healthier and stronger, instead of sacrificing the future for short-term profits.

    I guess it is just a slooooow news day.