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Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Top Security Trends for 2006
As a result of working with hundreds of companies on security projects, Chris Thatcher and his teammates at Dimension Data have set forth predictions for the top security trends for 2006.
1.) More damages, but fewer epidemics.
2.) Accelerated legislation, some litigation.
3.) Points of attack move beyond Microsoft’s Operating System.
4.) Mobile phone and PDA/ Smartphone virus concerns.
5.) Spyware a major issue.
6.) IM and P2P will become a bigger headache.
7.) Messaging security will get serious.
8.) Data protection energized as publicized data breaches in the United States intensify.
9.) Convergence will accelerate; security becomes embedded in the infrastructure.