There is something new practically every day when it comes to information security, either in the form of a new threat against businesses, a report that sheds yet another new light on the risks to business, or a successful attack on a business and its impact on its customers.

And government regulation is placing more pressure on specific industries – such as financial services, education and health care -- to better secure the data within their infrastructures.

In fact, data protection and regulatory compliance are the two biggest drivers of information security spending in business, according to the SANS Institute, which provides information security training and security certification.

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