Why security needs more 'Joe's' and fewer geeks

When it comes to security, having too many IT geeks may not be a good thing, according to the 2008 Global State of Security Survey. CSO and PricewaterhouseCoopers recently released the survey of 7,097 business and technology executives that found that security has improved significantly in some areas. But it also found that too many enterprises continue to view security as a task best left to the IT shop. Companies may be focused on putting out fires and stewing over network logs, rather than big-picture strategies and better awareness among the larger workforce.

"When we compared last year's survey results to this year's results, we found that the people and priorities part of security still isn't growing as much as tech spending," said Bob Bragdon, publisher of CSO. "If you don't focus on people and process, you're not going to get the full value out of your technology."

The survey did have some positive findings, however. It showed that companies are buying and applying such technological tools as software for intrusion detection, encryption and identity management at record levels.

For more on security trends:
- check out this CSOonline.com article

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