Security predictions for 2009
Though these predictions are based on primary research and many, many discussions with CSOs, they concern information security only and can be affected by external factors that are unpredictable (at least by me). Case in point: My predictions for 2008 did not take into account a severe downturn in the economy that was underway already at the beginning of the year. Let's hope that my 2009 predictions also miss the mark by assuming a continuation of economic difficulties that turn out to be less severe than predicted. Here goes:
The Downside of Laptop Downsizing
Computerworld has a nice article that points out some reasons that the new netbook craze may be a bad choice for some companies "Small Laptops Pose A Big Security Risk". This is a good warning to companies, especially those larger companies regulated by various federal and ethical rules, that smaller laptops may lose some critical security support
Cyber-criminals Get Organized
Symantec just released a new way to make us lose sleep at night, called the Symantec Report on the Underground Economy. In case you weren't depressed enough by the regular economy, Symantec will be happy to bum you out about the increasingly organized world of hackers, spammers, and phishers.
Enabling a Productive, Mobile Workforce with Data Loss Prevention
The rapidly increasing number of security breaches and data loss incidents is driving companies to implement data loss prevention (DLP) solutions as part of their overall endpoint security systems to prevent sensitive information from making its way out of the corporate network.
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