As we celebrate our national spirit now 238 years in the making, let’s look nostalgically at the business of yesterday, before markets were global, when deals were sealed with handshakes, and algorithms were just complicated math problems. These were the halcyon days of punchcard data and paper files, Leviathan computers and two-martini lunches.
It was a time of innocence. Like Mad Men with pocket protectors.
Threats were visible, precautions quantifiable. Budget decisions were easier.
One if by LAN, Two if IP
ICS understands the quandary of budgeting. We also struggle to respond to an array of stakeholders, weighing risks and rewards and deploying resources where we see the greatest return. Like you, ROI is in our DNA. Just like the American colonists, your organization faces unwanted usurpation of power, a foreign and digital hand pulling the switches and buttons and access codes and passwords and all manner of ill-gotten ones and zeros. Paul Revere is saddled and ready, but are we taking his night ride seriously enough? If you could avoid unwanted but seemingly inevitable invasion for pennies on the dollar, would you?
The Shot Heard Round the Web
Meet the New King George. Same as the Old George. He’s a hacker. And the burdensome tax he levies is currently estimated at $201.18 per record lost through a data cloud breach.* To fully understand the astounding precision of that estimate, take a quick look at the number of records generated and maintained by your organization and do the math. Adds up to adult money fairly quickly, doesn’t it? Time for a revolution.
The Battle is Joined
ICS is the highly-skilled band of Minutemen that stands ready to help you thwart even the most sinister of cyber threats. With risk assessment tools and network penetration testing, ICS can clear a perimeter and post a guard, all without breaking the budget. Take another look at your business and ask yourself, “What is freedom worth?” Now budget a tiny fraction of that number and call in the Minutemen of ICS to secure that freedom for you. Call now. It’ll only take a minute.
Happy Independence Day!
