Here are some Great Quotes about Information Security:
 

“Information Security works best when it’s considered at each step of a Business Initiative.”

 ~ J. Nicholas Hoover
 

“More than 80% of I.T. Professionals beleive that Internet threats will be worse with each coming year, and spammers and cyber-criminals are getting smarter and more difficult to block.”

~ Forrester Research
 

“85% of Malware is now distributed via the Internet.”

~ Forrester Research
 

“US Businesses spend over 67 Billion Dollars Annually trying to
secure networks and prevent data theft.”

~ FBI Internet Crime Report 2006
 

“90% of Security Breaches occur as a result of Networks and other Security Products being set up incorrectly.”

~ Gartner Group

Key things to consider regarding Data Security

by: Joanne VanAuken, Secure Enterprise Magazine, December, 2005

Network Computing: November 2010

The key to effective security is all about the layers:  If you use a software firewall, keep your antivirus software up-to-date, and avoid programs that you receive via e-mail or instant messaging, your chances of stopping something from doing harm is good.

Passwords are the keys to most systems today.  A strong password, along with a good password policy that incorporates length requirements, character requirements, expiration cycles, history lists, and dictionary checks, are steps in the right direction.
“In the end, though, security is really about how people behave on-line and off.  With all the money and time invested in the latest security products, none of that matters if users continue to click on innocent looking email attachments, plugging their infected home machines into the corporate network, or get fooled by legitimate looking pop-ups, warnings, and web pages.  Security policies, then, should top your to-do list for the coming year and end-users must adhere to those policies and suffer stiff consequences if they don’t.”