Archive for September, 2008

Security ROI – Time to Think Differently

Friday, September 26th, 2008

How many times have you been asked about the Return On Investment (ROI) for some security product you were thinking of purchasing? For most of you, it’s probably a great deal. And determining ROI has likely not been easy either. How much productivity might be lost due to a breach? How do I count the time? Do I base it on wages, lost sales, reputation, or damage?

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September 2008 Microsoft Patch Release

Friday, September 12th, 2008

For those of you just returning from vacation, you’ll be pleased to see that there are only four patches this month for your consideration. Verizon Business believes that patch application is something which is done better when you fully understand what the patch is for, what it does, and what risks exist while you’re unpatched. This knowledge and consideration lets you more appropriately schedule patches to avoid business disruption.

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