Let’s face facts: It’s a hard economy right now. For those of us in the security business, a down economy hits us harder than most other areas of the business. Not only does our budget wallow in the doldrums just like other areas, but at the same time that we’re stuck with less funding, the overall risk increases as well. It works like this: Less funding for security, of course, means that we have less to spend on critical upgrades and new projects to address known gaps, and reduced operating budget to maintain the status quo. However, there’s a more insidious impact as well.
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It's Not as Bad as You Think
Posted by: Ed Moyle March 17, 2009 04:00 AMLet’s face facts: It’s a hard economy right now. For those of us in the security business, a down economy hits us harder than most other areas of the business. Not only does our budget wallow in the doldrums just like other areas, but at the same time that we’re stuck with less funding, the overall risk increases as well. It works like this: Less funding for security, of course, means that we have less to spend on critical upgrades and new projects to address known gaps, and reduced operating budget to maintain the status quo. However, there’s a more insidious impact as well.