04 Feb 2010

Businesses 'must invest in security'

Companies could pay the price for a lack of investment in data security in the near future, one publication has warned.

Internet Evolution reported the size of the digital environment will have increased ten-fold from its level in 2007 by this time next year and that means the likelihood that malicious individuals could attempt to infiltrate a firm's data security has similarly increased.

"These attacks will expose more records than ever before to abuse and malfeasance," commented Kelly Lipp, chief technical officer and co-founder of StorServer.

Ms Lipp added it is therefore important that companies invest in the latest data security and firewall technologies to help safeguard their confidential files.

Elsewhere, the San Francisco Chronicle recently reported many businesses are presently weighing up the pros and cons of implementing cloud systems, as they do not feel the technology is as secure as traditional networks.