IT Debate: ASPs & security: 17 essential

Gartner predicts that over the next three years, 30 percent of ASP customers will experience a compromise of sensitive data as the result of an ASP-related security incident. What do you think are the best ways to avoid security problems with ASPs? What sort of security questions do you ask a potential ASP? What kind of additional security do you employ to protect ASP applications or data? Do you investigate the background history of an ASP before you make a commitment? You can read the related Gartner article, which will be posted on 3 A.M. Wednesday, at https://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?id=r00620000809ggp01.htm.