We regularly visit Dark Reading here at the Network Security Group, it is in our opinion one of the best sites on the web for insight into market and technology trends in information security. Over the last few weeks we have noticed a trend not only in some of the articles about the economy, but in the conversations we are having with our clients about the up and coming year. Our goal overthe next few months is to work with our clients to make the most of out of their budgets, not only for an immediate impact, but in the long term as well.

There are numerous articles floating around the web that tackle the delicate balance of security improvement and the economic crisis, here are some of our favorites.

Major data breaches predicted as firms cut IT spending

http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11776/cio/major-data-breaches-predicted-as-firms-cut-it-spending

Helping Security Find Its Voice

http://www.darkreading.com/security/management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212001269&subSection=Security+administration/management

Security Weathering Economic Storm

http://www.darkreading.com/security/management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=211600970&subSection=Security+administration/management

Virtual Worlds Riskier in Financial Crisis

http://www.darkreading.com/security/vulnerabilities/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212000748&subSection=Vulnerabilities+and+threats

Economic Crisis May Be Boon For Cybercriminals, Experts Say

http://www.darkreading.com/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=211601123&subSection=Attacks/breaches

Compliance Costs Increasing, Study Says

http://www.darkreading.com/security/management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=211600777&subSection=Security+administration/management

If you would like to drop us a comment on how your current situation is impacted by the economy we would love to hear from you.

David Feligno

Network Security Group