Helping You Use Information Technology Productively
In the insurance world, moral hazard is where an insured person takes more risks because the potential costs of such risks are taken care of by another party. In IT there is something very similar.
Beware of hidden risks. Your network may be under threat from the very things that you are hoping will protect it.
The Zeus trojan has undergone another version change and is now targeting small to medium businesses. Both small business and small financial institutions should be aware of the threat and what steps they can follow to lower their risk of attack.
The news reported that a top programmer in an infrastructure firm had outsourced his duties to a Chinese consultancy while he goofed off during work. Behaviour like this in your business can put it in serious risk for losses. How can you reduce the chances of such a thing happening? I have one way that may shock you.