Re: [Full-disclosure] Compliance Is Wasted Money, Study Finds

[Mike Hale <eyeronic.design () gmail com>]

Their conclusions are based, IMO, on a flawed methodology.

With some conservative assumptions, the paper indicates that companies
actually spend 50% of their budget protecting secrets versus 20% on
complying with external regulations.

I wrote up a more thorough response which I'll post in a few days when
I've proof-read it some more.

On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 4:48 PM, Christopher Gilbert <motoma () gmail com> wrote:
> The paper concludes that companies are underinvesting in--or improperly
> prioritizing--the protection of their secrets. Nowhere does it state that
> the money spent on compliance is money wasted.
>
> On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 5:44 PM, Mike Hale <eyeronic.design () gmail com>
> wrote:
> > I find the findings completely flawed.  Am I missing something?



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