Money slated for intrusion detection should be invested in firewalls, according to research firm Gartner, Inc. Gartner claims its Information Security Hype Cycle released in June shows that intrusion detection system (IDS) technology does not add an additional layer of security as promised by vendors.
No doubt you are only too aware that the number of serious security incidents has been rising this year. In fact, they have increased by 13.7 per cent in the second quarter of 2003 from the first quarter, according to a July Internet Risk Impact Summary Report (IRIS) from Internet Security Systems, Inc. (ISS) of Atlanta, Ga.
Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and U.S. regulations are elevating concerns regarding original archival to the level of disaster recovery.