Throw Away Your Security Gear

Want to make sure your network is safe?

Your best step may be to throw away all of your security gear and software.

What? Isn't the whole point of all that expensive hardware and software to protect your network? How can that possibly keep your network safer?

By throwing it all away, you'll be forced to confront the real, underlying security issues you face. Things like setting up the proper security policies and procedures. Like locking down your hardware. Like educating users how to keep safe from spyware.

Now, I know that I'm overstating the case here. Clearly, you don't want to throw away all of your security gear.But all that security hardware and software are crutches sometimes, and allow you to overlook some very basic steps you should be taking. For example, what's your company's policy about Hot Spots? Don't have one? Then you're just asking for trouble, because Hot Spots are an easy way for malware to slither onto your network via employee laptops.

Who is the one person who has overall responsibility for network security? Oh, you say that job is spread out among many people? That's another recipe for disaster.

There are plenty more things that you might overlook because of your reliance on security hardware and software. For details, check out Eight Top Tips For Network Security.