Prevalent security tools and practices

Every business with Internet connectivity should ensure that it has a firewall in place between its Internet gateway and its local area network. Without a firewall to protect it, the corporate network is exposed to a variety of possible attacks from the Internet.

Yet only 69 percent of the respondents have deployed a firewall, while over 90 percent have connected their corporate network to the Internet. This which stands at 83 percent. A firewall is only effective if it is adequately hardened and kept-up-to-date with the latest security patches.

Information security can be enhanced by using an intrusion detection system (IDS) and vulnerability assessment (VA) tools. The use of IDS and VA tools in India is still low at 21 percent and 8 percent respectively.

What are the prevalent security tools and practices?