The most overrated security technology

Aging security technology continues to be embedded in many IT systems even though they've outlived their usefulness and could be replaced by better and more efficient tools.

CSOonline.com took an informal survey recently to see what IT shops are relying on for security and came up with a list of four technologies that have outlived their usefulness.

Among the antiques:

• Antivirus software: It's time to have a variety, not just rely on one software package.
• Firewalls: Experts say they are almost useless.
• IAM and multi-factor authentication: It takes too long to get them working correctly.
• Network Access Control (NAC): Overrated and takes years to get it to function properly.

Instead of looking to the past to see what has worked, look ahead to see what's coming out that could provide a better perimeter for your systems.

For more on aging security technologies:
- see this CSOonline.com article [1]

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