CINCINNATI--(Business Wire)--
At the ITEC Indianapolis Conference and Expo yesterday, Wiresoft, a leading
provider of network security and disaster recovery products, shared its insights
on cyber attacks that menace all businesses and organizations, and the steps
that SMBs in particular must take to stop network intrusion in its tracks.
Speaking on, "Network Security - Be Scared, Be Smart, Be Compliant," Wiresoft
president Tom Schram presented a stark picture on the state of network
security:
* This year in the U.S. alone, spam will cost $42 billion
* Computers in the U.S. generate 17.5 percent of all spam
* A recent FBI survey revealed that 52% of respondents discovered unauthorized
access to their systems, and 47% had experienced laptop theft
* In 2008, the number of malicious e-mails exploded five-fold
* In the same period, Cybercrime tripled
* 32% of North American SMBs have been hit by Cybercrime multiple times
Turning to disaster recovery, Schram noted that:
* 6% of all PCs will suffer at least one episode of data loss per year
* 20% of laptops will suffer hardware-related data loss in their first three
years of use
According to Schram, "SMBs, lacking the financial resources of larger
enterprises, to date have had to rely on a cobbled-together array of hardware
devices for protection from cyber attacks. Such defense mechanisms are no more
effective than the little Dutch boy who stuck his finger in the dike. When it
comes to spam and viruses, SMBs are already under water."
Schram`s appearance at ITEC coincided with this week`s launch of the Wiresoft
Firegate network security platform with disaster recovery. Schram discussed how
recent advances in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with the FreeBSD operating
platform used by Firegate give SMBs a new option: enterprise-level network
protection at an affordable price.
About Wiresoft
Wiresoft, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a leading provider of affordable high
performance network security and disaster recovery products for small to
medium-sized businesses. For further information on Wiresoft and the Firegate
family of products, please visit www.wiresoft.com
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