Recently, one of my clients experienced one of those mind numbing “oops” moments. One of the software developers had opened up the firewall ports on their laptop to allow certain code to work for their testing. Even though this was against strict company security policy, the developer decided it was easier to do this than have to go through the procedure of having to request the port opening and filling in the substantial information as to why the change was needed. This highlights an important point in business; we mostly employ humans to do a large number of tasks in our offices. Humans think. In the security world, it is referred to as the human firewall.

Someone needs to write a no holds barred, down to earth guide for small to medium businesses so that they can start to implement security into their everyday lives. I think a friend of mine has found the perfect Security Guide for Small/Medium Business.