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Secure MFT is not a remedy to all of an organization’s security and data management issues, but it can
play an important role in maintaining a strong data security and data management program. It can also
help mitigate the risks of relying on human intervention, which often leads to mistakes and oversights
that can result in a costly data breach or a finding of non-compliance.

Reasonable Refresh

The good news is, these are not tools or processes that are beyond the reach of organizations operating
on smaller or constrained budgets, or that are understaffed. Nor do they require a “forklift upgrade”
technology refresh to achieve. In fact, a simple tech refresh may be all that is needed to address a specific
need and achieve gains in productivity and security. A recent column in the tech trade journal
Computerworld identified five reasons for a simple tech refresh, including:

• Lack of Vendor Support for Older Systems;
• Support Employee Remote Access;
• Security Vulnerability Mitigation;
• Enable Regulatory Compliance; and,
• Improve Ease-of-Use.

Making changes necessary to address common-sense issues, like fixing or updating hardware, software,
or applications to keep pace with change is a necessary aspect of managing any organization’s IT estate
and to keeping data and systems secure. In fact, those changes are to be expected, and may only be a
minor nuisance. If you are responsible for managing your organization’s IT, it is not a good idea to put off
updates, additions, or replacements of technologies.

For Want of a Nail

There’s an old poem called For Want of a Nail that describes the catastrophic potential when a seemingly
simple detail is overlooked.

For want of a nail the shoe was lost.

For want of a shoe the horse was lost.

For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the message was lost.

For want of a message the battle was lost.

For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.

And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.

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