Strained Budgets Cut Funding for Technologies…Blessing in Disguise?
2009-07-30
According to a recent article, because of tight budgets, many organizations plan to cut funding for technologies that would help to mitigate the main security threats they face. The article went on to say that 72 percent of respondents have seen an increase in e-mail borne malware and phishing, but eight percent of respondents said they plan to cut previously allocated funding for messaging security, e-mail encryption, e-mail security or instant messaging security technologies. The survey also revealed that although 40 percent of respondents noted lost or stolen devices as a top security challenge for the next 12 months, 15 percent said they will beRead More →