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Found a survey at Network World quite interesting, as they questioned IT pros about how they feel about their job security after a security breach.

Three-quarters of the 250 IT folks questioned believe they would likely lose their jobs after a major security breach at their place of business. Two-thirds said that said having such responsibility affected them personally. While 87% of organizations felt able to defend against spam, spyware and malware attacks, only 35% felt they could defend against a corporate data attack.

"IT departments … are working endlessly to combat and minimize security issues. But even with the wide range of tools these organizations have invested in, there are still security gaps," said Diane Hagglund, of King Research, which conducted the survey on commission by systems management vendor Kace. "Few IT professionals, those from the mid-market sector in particular, feel equipped to deal with lost corporate or personal data."

Also, nearly half IT pros said learning different security applications as the greatest challenge in trying to secure all the devices. While about 100% had antivirus and 80% had antispyware, only 70% had those features set to automatically update. Fewer IT professionals reported having automated desktop configuration (50%) and end-node vulnerability (35%) scanning products in place.

I think what that tells us is IT security is a stressful job. And while some people might say, "Well, at least nobody's life is at stake," the truth of the matter is, a company's life can be very much at stake. And that's people's livelihood.

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