Most Companies Waste Millions Of Dollars On Poor Security Operations While millions of dollars are spent each year to keep critical business data secure, “in most companies, that money is being wasted; theres no ROI [return on investment],” according to one consulting firm.

“Ten years ago, security was pretty good. We didnt have viruses like today and computers werent connected much. But the world has changed,” said Chuck Porter, managing partner, technology infrastructure services, for New York-based Accenture.

“Today, most businesses and employees are connected to the Internet. Viruses are something you just have to be there to catch.”

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