Security Important and Mandatory in 2012

Many experts agree that security is only if people choose to follow protocols and understand what they should and should not do. This statement is one that is one of the truest statements one might make about any kind of security. From doors and locks to file cabinets, to sensitive data on the network, the foundation security has been built on is only as strong as the strength of the people who are building it.

The best plan in the world for security purposes many times will fail if those who are uneducated about security or uninformed about the process, are thrown right into the deep end. Security is not something that employees should sink or swim in. Rather it is an element where they should be lead through, very nearly by the hand, every step away.

For any kind of security, the number one risk is the person. How many times has a system been compromised because some person, whether innocently or maliciously leaked vital security credentials to the wrong person. Likely this event has occurred too many times for many companies to remember.

Security is the life line, the lifeblood of any industry. The strength of your business, your company, your very livelihood lives and dies.

At another time, before the age of technology, keeping your key safe where no one could find it or not giving out the combination to the lock was the steps that were taken. Now security is far more elaborate and far more complex.

Every single record, every single vital piece of information may in fact be stored right in the system, going back several years. When all computers are connected to a network, with employers using the system to send vital information, to ask questions, one should realize that if one person slips up, then the entire system is compromised.

Therefore, everyone is pretty much thrown on shaky ground.

It is well worth the investment to education your employees about the system. Talk about strong passwords, about not using the Internet on company time, for only utilizing the system. Divide the privileges of each person. Do not under any circumstances toss all of your eggs right in one basket.

If one bit of the system is compromised, it might leave a security hole, but if you divide up who is responsible for what in a responsible manner, that hole can be patched. The deeper the responsibilities are, the bigger the hole.

The biggest thing about security is common sense. Think about whether or not this will compromise the system at hand. Common sense will eliminate at least half of the security breeches and save a lot of time and effort.

Key security is not for businesses, it should spill over into protecting your personal information, not to cause pain and suffering for you and the ones that you love.

Security is serious business, in any time we live in. People may try to compromise the system regardless but by not taking security into consideration is like handing them the keys to the front door.