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Please follow the links to view the publication.Standard bearers [data security]
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Companies had bought pretty stands to promote firewalls, email security, spam killers, authentication tools, whatever they had to sell to an increasingly nervous IT sector. Point tools and technologies are being bought to protect at a point in time. They are not integrated. A little-known standard could prove the key to ensuring that companies keep data secure, and maintain good relations with partners and customers. BS7799 is the leading standard in the world for security. Another scenario is likely to lead to the widespread adoption of security standards. The momentum will grow globally in the same way that the move towards quality happened.