If you were a hacker, would you rather attack Bank of America or Bob's Bike Shop? If you are a smaller organization, is your data less valuable? The reality: mid-size organizations face as many, if not more, threats. Why? You have less time and resources dedicated to protecting against every risk. Find out the cost savings and protection benefits that are achieved when you take a methodical approach to closing your security gaps. Read more.
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If you were a hacker, would you rather attack Bank of America or Bob's Bike Shop? "We've seen that cybercriminals don't discriminate. To them size Which one is easier to penetrate? Strong security is fundamental to successful doesn't matter. Attackers are business. But who has time to stay on top of the latest exploit, weigh the potential favoring 'stealth' attacks that quietly infiltrate systems. Attackers threat of a new website, or update systems, just in case? Most firms just hope that often assume that smaller businesses will not have technology to identify attacks will damage someone else. But that hope is faint, since criminals know under-their attacks and therefore regard protected smaller companies are easier to infiltrate than their big-business brothers.them as easy-pickings."-Greg Day, When attacks and threats bring down the network or release your customer names to the web, you Senior Security Analyst, have to move fast-and pay a premium-to get a fix in place. At the end of the day, the hidden costs of McAfee reactive point solutions can exceed the price of a proactive, orchestrated solution by 40 percent or more. The best security is something you never notice or think about. It is a cell phone that never buzzes, an Despite today's sophisticated absence of emails flagged "HIGH IMPORTANCE," a chance to leave your laptop in the office. The irony cyberthreats: is that when you do a great job with security, it becomes invisible to your users. But effective security - 52% of SMBs don't think they are can help you lead your business to new successes and keep it out of the data loss news.well known enough to be a target of cybercriminals That's the kind of security Fortune 1000 corporations invest heavily in-with solutions put together after - 50% feel adequately protected careful consideration of each aspect of their infrastructure. However, the average IT guy at a midsize by the default setting on their IT equipment business does not have the luxury of time and budget. Instead, security for smaller companies is a - 44% think cybercrime is an issue for constant series of fire alarms.larger organizations What can the average-size company learn from corporate giants? The answer is simpler than you might - 34% don't think their information has value outside the organization think: piecemeal security products don't protect well, they cost more to deploy, and they're harder to manage. Their hidden costs take time and money away from other business needs.-Research conducted by MSI and quoted in "Does Size Matter? The security challenge of the SMB," The New Game Plan: Fewer Pieces, More Peace of Mindhttp://www.mcafee.com/us/local_ Every business would love to have dedicated security experts on board 24/7. But if your business has content/reports/does_size_matter_en_v2.pdf fewer than 1000 employees, you probably have an IT team that fits in a compact car. You hire for IT versatility over in-depth security expertise. You may also have a point-product problem.Look around you. How many security product manuals and help desk phone numbers do you see? How many systems do you run for each security product? How many management tools? When the flares go up, how long does it take to figure out the cause and what to do about it? McAfee is the largest dedicated security vendor in the world and has spent decades helping IT professionals secure their companies-from corporate giants to the smallest start-ups. We understand where you spend your time and what security problems are the hardest to decipher. Our work with customers has shown that the point solutions that many count on are letting them and their businesses down, offering poor protection at a prohibitive price. Point products may be quick fixes, but they cost more in the long run, taking time away from more important business needs and complicating responses when business-critical systems are at risk.Solutions Brief Integrated Security for Broad Protection, Swift Response
"McAfee Total Protection So McAfee has taken on the task of building best-of-breed integrated solutions that everyone can afford. Service helps keep security risk Our software, appliances, and Security-as-a-Service solutions deliver the security midsize businesses need management simple. It's easy to and help you resolve issu... [download for more]
