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"Most
small businesses do not have an effective backup solution?"
"Average
loss for businesses from network downtime in 2000 was $1.2
million per hour. (Investor's Business Daily, February 11,
2002)
- 50% of
companies that lose critical business systems for more than
10 days never recover.
- 93% of
companies that experience a major disaster without a recovery
plan close within 5 years.
- 62% of
U.S. companies have had a breach of their computer systems
in the past year. (Information Storage Industry Center,
2002)
Gartner Inc.
estimates storage network sales will increase from $1.3 billion
in 2000 to $10.8 billion in 2005.
More…
"Are
not able to rebuild their office network if it is hacked or
damaged by an accident?"
According to Dataquest, "It's not just the Sept. 11 attack
that put security on everyone's mind. Several well-publicized
hacks, virus outbreaks and distributed denial of service attacks
in the past year thrust the need for security into public
awareness, ultimately boosting the market (security)".
IDC found
the most apparent opportunities for managed security service
providers are within the small to medium-sized business market,
where customers have strong security needs, but limited information
security skills and resources. (CyberAtlas, Feb. 6, 2002:
More IT Dollars Headed for Security)
According
to IDC, Firewall product revenues will grow 51%, to more than
$1.4 billion by 2005. "While high-speed, always-on connectivity
offers businesses significant advantages, they also increase
network security risks."
"The 2000
Computer Crime and Security Survey published by the FBI Computer
Security Institute found that 71% of all companies reported
being attacked in the past 12 months. Gartner Group estimates
that more than 50% of SMBs using the Internet will be attacked
by hackers."
More…
CERT Coordination Center, Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering
Institute http://www.cert.org
The CERT®
Coordination Center (CERT/CC) is a center of Internet security
expertise, at the Software
Engineering Institute, a federally funded research
and development center operated by Carnegie
Mellon University. We study Internet security vulnerabilities,
handle computer security incidents, publish security alerts,
research long-term changes in networked systems, and develop
information and training to help you improve security at your
site.
SANS
Institute
http://www.sans.org
The SANS (System Administration, Networking, and Security)
Institute, founded in 1989, is a cooperative research and
education organization through which more than 156,000 security
professionals, auditors, system administrators, and network
administrators share the lessons they are learning and find
solutions to the challenges they face.
SANS
Institute: The Twenty Most Critical Internet Security Vulnerabilities
http://www.sans.org/top20/top10.php
Center
for Information Technology, National Institutes of Health
http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/security-docs.html
This page contains collections of articles or stand-alone
documents about various computer security issues. The documents
are loosely organized by subject area.
Forum
of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST)
http://www.first.org/
An almost continuous stream of security-related incidents
is affecting millions of computer systems and networks throughout
the world. To address this threat, a growing number of government
and private sector organizations around the globe have established
a coalition to exchange information and coordinate response
activities.
FIRST aims
to foster cooperation and coordination in incident prevention,
to prompt rapid reaction to incidents, and to promote information
sharing among members and the community at large. Currently
FIRST has more than 100 members.
FEDCirc
Quarterly Summary Report
http://csrc.nist.gov/topics/incidentNIST/jan97-news.htm
The Federal Computer Incident Response Capability (FedCIRC)
is an initiative undertaken by the National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST), the Department of Energy's Computer
Incident Advisory Capability (CIAC), and the Carnegie Mellon,
Software Engineering Institute's CERT Coordination Center
(CERT/CC). These established computer security organizations
have banded together to offer the Federal civilian community
assistance and guidance in handling computer security related
incidents.
"Cannot
afford to hire a fulltime sys admin to control and oversee
the office network?"
According to SalaryExpert.com, a Systems Programming Manager
working in San Diego, CA now earns an average salary of 77,913.
Half of those in this position would earn between 56,822
and 93,597 (the 17th and 67th percentiles). These numbers
are derived from real, area specific, survey data. When benefits
and bonuses are added to this salary, the average total compensation
for this position would be 95,787. The report below
also explains how the cost-of-living in this location affects
the actual value of this salary.
According
to the U.S. Department of Labor, the salary range for computer
operations and systems researchers and analysts - (category
A065 which includes workers who analyze management and operational
problems, and develop business methods and procedures, including
accounting systems, file systems, office systems, logistics
systems, and production schedules) is between $35 and $46
per hour, nationally.
more…
SalaryExpert
Report http://www.salaryexpert.com
U.S. Department
of Labor http://www.dol.gov/
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