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In such an environment, it is essential that (1) security specialists keep abreast of developing techniques and tools and the latest information about system vulnerabilities and (2) senior executives ensure they have the resources to do this.
abreast of emerging security issues, educating managers at all levels, and by emphasizing the related business risks to their own organizations.
Here, the felucca (Nile sailboat) pilots gather, trying to sell an afternoon or sunset trip on their graceful craft, and Nile Cruisers lie several abreast, disgorging their passengers for tours or shopping trips.
That is, I read a lot of magazines, pore over a couple of newspapers every day, and watch a good deal of television--particularly Ready, Set, Cook on the TV Food Network, which, admittedly, doesn't help me stay abreast of world affairs, but I now know how to make a hell of a coq au vin!
Are they abreast of the times?