The security landscape has changed dramatically in the last 18 months. I.T. departments face 
new challenges in locking down corporate data as remote devices and palm-sized portable storage become more pervasive. Security software vendors are retooling their products to confront more-sophisticated threats.
Experts warn that security preparedness is falling into two camps — the haves and the have nots. While I.T. departments are becoming more successful in protecting corporate networks and shielding their branch office LANs from blended threats, enterprise security can no longer be viewed as an isolated entity separated from clients’ and consumers’ computers by a firewall.
The corporate threat level is rising as a result of the growing divide between consumers who are security savvy and those who are clueless. Perhaps most at risk are small and medium-sized businesses. Like many consumers, these entrepreneurs have trusted a single out-of-the-box security product that no longer provides adequate safety. The Future of Enterprise Security - Network Security -
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