Just when you thought that companies at high risk for data theft had their online gateways locked down, another mindboggling breach occurs. Interestingly, the level of verified data breaches during 2008 reached an all-time high and is almost 70 percent greater than 2007.

The economic downturn continues to fuel the tug of war between beefing up gateway security for criminals increasingly in need of cash, and trimming IT budgets at every corner. Still, security remains a top priority with all companies, with renewed interest in "keeping the bad guys out."

Read this paper to learn why security should be a top priority in all companies and to learn how you can proactively address the most common security concerns to potentially save a significant amount of money.