In another dramatic example that computer security is fast becoming the number one IT issue of our time, Saint John's Ambulance services suffered communications issues caused by a computer virus.
Details regarding this most recent computer security issue are included in the Waikato Times article here: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/5953597/Computer-virus-hits-ambul...
The most important consideration to make if you are a business owner, is how much you plan to put into Computer Security protections this year.
Ignoring computer security is one of the most effective methods for increasing system outage times and overall IT costs.
Instead, businesses that have learned that IT infrastructure requires proper safeguards and regular maintenance will run smoothly as security breeches and corruptions continue to increase.
At this point it is safe to say that any business leader that ignores security, either for convenience (too hard to remember new passwords) or out of ignorance (unaware that computer breeches occur daily in New Zealand) will ensure their own business will have serious and costly issues in future.
It is time to take IT security seriously.
