Know the companies who sell you security products? Your vendor list might look quite different tomorrow. Security vendors, dare we say, are a faddish lot. But there are two megatrends among security providers that CSOs should be keeping an eye on. Consolidation (of smaller players) and convergence (of physical and IT security technologies) keep CSOs on their guard. They’re real trends, not marketing spins, and they will potentially have direct impact on your contract writing and other daily activities.