Because virtually any element of the distributed, networked infrastructure is susceptible to hacking, solutions must encompass every element of the computing infrastructure. That means servers, clients, and networks will all be affected by the performance and bandwidth impacts of security technologies. For example, servers and clients need enough horsepower to handle demanding tasks such as encryption and authentication without slowing system responsiveness. Servers and appliances that run solutions such as firewalls or intrusion detection systems must be powerful enough to accommodate surges in traffic. If any of these systems lack the requisite performance, user productivity and organizational effectiveness can suffer. For client systems this is especially true, since people will often avoid using features that cause an unacceptable performance hit. When that happens, organizations not only lose the value of their security investments, but also put their information security at risk.