
<p>Unless you've been sleeping for the past few weeks, you've likely heard about the scandalregarding the NSA's secret PRISMprogram, which allegedly monitors all national and international Internet traffic to and fromthe U.S. without disclosing it is happening. These practices aren't new, but learning about theexistence of such a large-scale operation rocked the foundations of many enterprise securitydepartments, especially given that multiple large-scale, third-party enterprises are involved inmaking this alleged monitoring possible.</p><p>If this news didn't revive the discussion around building a good enterprise security strategy,it certainly caused many to take a second and critical look at cloud-based services, especiallythose operating under U.S. jurisdiction.</p><p>A similar story about a foreign security agency hacking the Belgian ISP Belgacom is alsoaffecting government enterprises and companies operating in the European Union. According toinformation released about the incident, the malware that spied on the international traffic theISP handled was so advanced it remained undiscovered for almost two years,even during intermediate security audits several companies carried out.</p><p>With the news of these incidents, the question remains: How can organizations protect themselvesagainst such security attacks?</p><p><a href="http://searchexchange.techtarget.com/tip/Build-an-enterprise-security-strategy-for-Exchange">Keep reading...</a></p>