ICT

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools developed over the last decade are now having a major impact on enterprises of all sizes. Stored data generated around the world now exceeds two exabytes (two billion gigabytes) each year.

There is a bewildering array of new ICT developments such as intranets, extranets, data warehouses and business intelligence systems. They all cluster around affordable ‘always on’ broadband access to the Internet. As with any set of new processes and tools, these ICT developments offer new vulnerabilities and pitfalls as well as clear top and bottom line benefits. It is imperative that they are treated with care and respect. A senior police officer was quoted as saying “there are no new crimes, just new ways of committing old ones.”

Therefore, as the numbers of websites, e-mails and electronic files increase, and the ways to access them become more flexible, the threat to your information mounts. Thus, protecting your business has never been more important.