Across the globe, and in only the last couple of years, it has been reported that companies have spent more than $150 billion on information security. A fun analogy has been made: If the cost of what has been spent was transformed into a silver bullet, it would weigh just over 300 tons, given the current cost of silver. But why so much spending?
Deciding What to Protect
Very few, if any…
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3 Ways to Tell if Your Small Business Is Responsible for Employee Burnout
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