Its All About Ethics
Fact : It can be more harmful than a help if two separate antivirus are running on the system. Year:2015 Said by “IT Admin of a mid-size Manufacturing company” “We used to be worried about cyber security but not anymore. Instead of one antivirus, now we run two. This goes for desktops, laptops and servers….
Fact : PHP or .NET are not secure by default. Its IT person’s skill to secure those. Year:2014 Said by “CTO of an IT product company” “The sole reason we chose PHP over .Net is because PHP is most secure and yet free. We run a tool against the code occasionally and it never reports…
Fact : Physical security is a small component of the big IT infrastructure security puzzle. Many more controls are needed to achieve better data security Year:2013 Said by “IT head of a large scale Manufacturing company” “Thanks for visiting us but we are not worried about our data security. We have a uniformed security person…
Fact : When teams work from home and connect to office network, the internal vulnerability assessment actually becomes more important than ever. Year:2020 Said by : IT admin of Small scale IT services company “Since we are working from home due to COVID pandemic, teams sit at home and connect to office network via VPN….
Fact : ISO27001 or any other compliance needs a detailed review of risks which cannot be captured using a mere checklist. Year:2019 Said by : CEO of an IT services company “We want to implement ISO27001 but why do you want to know our business and talk to my team? Why dont you guys just…
Fact : Its not the cost of firewall, but how you configure it securely is what matters the most Year : 2018 Said by : IT head of a mid-size Pharma company “We are running without a security problem for past 4 years. You know how we achieved it? Its because I had this organization…
Fact : Linux and Windows both are equally insecure or secure. Year : 2017 Said by : IT head of a mid-size bank “We run our entire banking on Linux OS. None of the servers are Windows, so there is no reason why we should worry about being hacked. Because Linux does not need any…
Fact : Cyber Security is a reality and not a hoax. Year : 2015 Said by : IT Head of a Manufacturing company trying to get into global IoT installations and cloud based control “You IT guys come up with some buzzword every year. Now its cyber security. What makes you guys think that its…