http://www.itp.net/news/details.php?id=23232
By Matthew Wade
19 December 2006
SMB owners and managers should hire so-called ethical hackers, either as
part of their in-house IT teams or on a freelance basis - in order to
safeguard their data, according to Sanjay Bavisi, president of the
International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC Council).
Speaking to Windows Middle East during last week's Hacker Halted
conference in Dubai, Bavisi claimed such a move was well worth the
outlay, whatever the size of business.
Its not very expensive to hire a guy whos a certified hacker. The
training is just a couple of thousand dollars, he explained. Some
managers come back to me and say, What happens if I hire and train them
and they leave? I answer by asking. What if you hire them and don't
train them and they stay? Theyll cause more harm.
Although a now relatively accepted IT discipline in the United States,
ethical hacking - in other words, hacking with good intentions rather
than an evildoer breaking into a network - is a relatively new concept
to managers in the Middle East.
Weve been here direct in the Middle East for the past two years and have
several centres in this area, but theres lots of work to be done before
ethical hacking is accepted as a daily part of life, before people arent
asking questions about whether they can trust such employees, said
Bavisi.
Bavisi went to on to add that smaller companies such as those with 20 or
30 staff should recruit IT staff very carefully and treat them with the
utmost of respect.
The world has evolved to the level where its very important that IT
administrators for such business are hired very carefully, he stated.
Gone are the days in which you could just set a salary and the best
looking guy or girl could get the job; now its really important that
they - SMBs - enforce all the terms of condition of employment.
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