Best Practices: Understand the differences between network security and secure information sharing Separate your data security functions from your network security functions Begin to shift your security investments to areas of higher return (SIS) Reduce your operational complexity to increase your security effectiveness Since financial gain is the incentive of the thief, decreasing the value of they're after is a more effective strategy than trying to keep them from getting access to it The bad guys have already changed their offensive tactics deploy an effective and proactive defense now.

So, what's the problem?

• Bad press, brand damage, loss of customer confidence
• Intellectual capital loss, loss of competitive advantage
• Lost revenue, decreased market capitalization
• Additional government controls, and civil/criminal penalties