Network security 'key to compliance'
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
It is important that organizations ensure they maintain good network security in order to comply with regulations, it has been suggested.
Writing for ZDNet, George Shih notes that the extent to which a company may be held liable for its network being used unknowingly to launch a botnet attack has not yet been established.
But he advises that network security remains an important element in establishing compliance with a growing number of regulations.
He writes: "Bots and botnets may not necessarily lead to expensive downtime, but they could be a lot more costly to your company in other ways."
Mr Shih adds that follow-on effects from a lapse in network security could include the loss of trust from business partners and clients alike.
The comments come as California resident Gregory King has been sentenced to a two-year sentence after pleading guilty to charges of launching distributed denial of service attacks in 2007.
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