The network security risks of outsourcing technology jobs offshore are weighing heavily on the minds of IT executives, according to a survey -- and with good reason. Opening network access to overseas firms without the right protections in place could leave an enterprise vulnerable to a network security breach.
"People don't put in the same controls they would have for a remote employee," said Rob Ayoub, global program director of network security at Frost & Sullivan. "The challenge becomes that those are added costs, and when you're outsourcing to save money [while] you have to put in these compensating controls … it's no longer such a savings."
