As IT budgets tighten and CIOs ask for across-the-board spending cuts, what happens to security budgets for companies that have not invested steadily in this area and have been struggling to catch up? NetworkWorld.com has some advice, suggesting there are ways to sustain security with less spending.

The tips include putting a focus on training and awareness for employees; renegotiating license contracts with security vendors for a better volume license; investigating sophisticated open source security solutions if you have the skills to test, deploy and maintain these with community support; and using your skills and acumen to find solutions that are cost effective and make the best use of your existing investments in technology, people and processes.

For more on tightening the hatch:
- see this NetworkWorld.com article

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