Hello Everyone,

GFI recently released a free guide on security threats facing small and medium sized businesses.

To download a copy of the FREE white paper, please visit http://www.gfi.com/whitepapers/security_threats_SMBs.pdf (Registration not required).

Here is a very important quote from the guide:

“Many organizations would like to have a secure IT environment but very often this need comes into conflict with other priorities. Firms often find the task of keeping the business functions aligned with the security process highly challenging. When economic circumstances look dire, it is easy to turn security into a checklist item that keeps being pushed back. However the reality is that, in such situations, security should be a primary issue. The likelihood of threats affecting your business will probably increase and the impact can be more detrimental if it tarnishes your reputation. The key to making corporate systems safer does not only require investment in software or hardware security products; very often more knowledge, awareness and a better understanding of existing security policies would be enough to reduce the risk of malware infection, data leakage and fraud. Security in small and medium-sized businesses is more than just preventing viruses and blocking spam. In 2009, cybercrime is expected to increase as criminals attempt to exploit weaknesses in systems and in people. This guide aims to give managers, analysts, administrators and operators in small and medium-sized businesses a snapshot of the IT security threats facing their organization,” GFI concludes.