Corporate security flunks test
It isn’t just the home PC user who has security problems. Even businesses with IT staffs have been found lacking in proper defenses. PC World reports on a study by the security firm Sophos:
Everyone knows that there’s no such thing as 100 percent security, but it’s unlikely that most businesses realize how insecure they really are. New research on endpoint security shows just how vulnerable corporate networks are.
Eighty-one percent of corporate endpoints probed by IT security and control product vendor Sophos failed basic security tests: They either lacked Microsoft security patches, their client firewalls were disabled, or they missed endpoint security software updates.
Of course, security firms like Sophos have a vested interest in finding as many security problems as possible so they can sell their products. Nonetheless, it is clear from many sources that businesses are far too lax about security.
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