by James
25. September 2009 09:30
Business managers are coming under increasing pressure to balance the need to reduce overheads while simultaneously providing IT departments the resources they need to combat online security threats.
That is according to Symantec vice-president John W Turner, who told delegates at the Gartner Information Security Summit in London that the threat posed by online hackers and viruses is likely to grow over the coming years.
As such, this will require managers of organisations of all sizes to make tough choices when it comes to allocating budgets to various departments, with many set to walk a "tightrope" between cutting costs and boosting security capabilities.
Mr Turner told the conference: "Every technology leader I talk to says they feel like they are always walking on this tightrope, which is how much can they operationalise, because they are [reducing costs] or trying to be more efficient, but also, while looking at that, how do they make sure they are addressing the risk of their business and making sure they are addressing the right amount of risk in the business."
These comments come as the £25 million Centre for Secure Information Technology becomes operational in Belfast.
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