“Dave gets into work after a good night’s sleep. A few hellos later, he is at his workstation. He is the top finance guy and recently got a high speed computer that he uses to conduct various high value financial transactions every day. He also holds critical and confidential information about company’s financial position on his computer. He is generally quite energetic and is known to be very efficient. But today, he seems dull and has missed his status report deadline, which is very unlike him. Missing a deadline annoys him and he appears unusually temperamental and over-stressed today. He screams at his computer. As the day progresses, similar behavior is observed across the office. Some people are even popping pills to beat their headaches.”
This is a typical scenario at an office that is hit by a computer virus which has not been detected yet. And that shows that computer viruses infect humans too (in a way)….Just check what happens next…
“Dave tries to open a couple of files on his computer. But he cannot access them. His computer is too slow. It’s been 7 hours since he got into office and no work has been done yet. IT department has been informed but nothing has been found wrong. There are no back-ups for his file either”
No backups, low detection rate and slow response to virus outbreak. This is a complete lapse of information security and protection.
“The losses are mounting by the minute and it sends a shiver down your spine. You regret the compromise you made in selecting a proper information security solution “
Lesson Learned: ‘Treating Information security as a secondary thing can cost you your business’
Tags:
Anti-Virus,
Backup and Recovery,
Information Security,
Malware
Author: Christopher
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