Remarkable
advances in information technology (IT),
while offering tremendous benefits, have
also created significant and unprecedented
risks to organizational operations. Government
and commercial entities depend heavily
on information
systems (IS) security measures to avoid
data tampering, fraud, inappropriate
access to and
disclosure of sensitive information,
and disruptions in critical operations.
These
risks are expected
to only continue to escalate as wireless
and other technologies emerge. Falkland
Group can
evaluate IS security and offer recommendations
for reducing the security risk to an
acceptably low level. Further, the growing
importance
of IT in performing daily operational
activities, along with the elimination
of paper-based
evidence and audit trails, demands that
organizations
consider the effectiveness of IT controls
during the course of performance. Falkland
Group,
Inc. maintains the appropriate resources
and skill sets and accomplishes this
challenge in an era of rapid evolution
and deployment
of new
information technology. Likewise, we
take stock of
client organizations and capabilities
to ensure that
strategies exist for continued team development
and enhancement.
A
recent survey conducted found that security
was the biggest single concern of business
owners. This concern is against a backdrop
of increasing spam, viruses, trojans, and
the success of many criminals to steal, hack,
or destroy data. This can cause routine disruption.
However, it is unlikely that the information
assets or web presence of the average business
will be directly targeted by script kiddies
or hacktivists. An increasingly likely risk
is that the business's computers will be
hijacked by criminals in order to carry out
wider ranging attacks against big business.
Whatever the motive, there is potential for
disruption and damage to both large and small
business. According to figures the average
cost of the most serious security incident
was $20,000. Among large companies, this
cost rose to $240,000. In some companies,
the operational disruption caused by the
incident was felt for up to a month.
The
Falkland Group provides the experience
and the commitment to provide your business
with the most up tot date vulnerability
analysis tools and methodologies. Our business
is to secure your business. The Falkland
Group provides physical, technical, and
procedural vulnerability assessments and
support.