With the evolution of technology, we have seen the Extended Enterprise change into a new kind of organization known as the "Virtual Enterprise." This is an organization that relies more heavily on the Internet to support a mobile workforce using handhelds to access vital data to conduct their daily business and to enable managers to stay connected and productive while traveling anywhere in the world. In addition, recent system attacks and viruses have exploited various technology vulnerabilities, causing organizations to spend considerable time and unbudgeted resources to contain and clean up their environments. Finally, the drive to reduce cost has forced a number of organizations to outsource or off-shore certain business functions and data management, forcing those organizations to address security and privacy issues with the third parties who maintain their outsourced infrastructure.
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