When one examines security within small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and large enterprises you see two common elements: both depend on their information technology infrastructure to do business, and both face the same security threats. However, the similarities end there.rnLarge enterprises benefit from economies of scale. While organizational growth may result in overlapping systems, unnecessary complexity and greater room for error, these entities are often well-equipped to handle security - within their human resource capabilities and budgets available.rnFor SMEs though, handling security issues is far from straightforward, despite their relatively small footprint. These smaller enterprises often lack the means to secure their networks appropriately, largely due to financial restrictions, limited resources and inadequate in-house expertise.rnThere is a strong belief in SMEs that security in the organization can be adequately provided by deploying anti-virus software and configuring a firewall. Also, some managers deem IT security to be a low priority. On top of this, theirrnIT infrastructure is either maintained by one or a handful of employees. However, while these personnel may possess basic technical skills, they very often have limited expertise with regard to security.
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