Simplicity saves the day when it comes to business security

As more functions and features are added to security services, the new challenge is making sure businesses find it as easy as flicking a switch, writes Quinton O’Reilly

Dermot Hayden, country manager, Sophos

‘In general, there is an acceptance and I get this all the time from companies that we meet, both customers and prospective customers, that IT security has become too complicated,” said Dermot Hayden, Sophos’s country manager.

“It’s exceptionally hard for businesses to constantly keep abreast of what is the latest threat, how can I protect myself from that threat and more importantly, can I know that if I do deploy some technology and ...