Well, it is that time of year again. Time to drag that crystal ball out of the closet and dust it off. This morning I noticed the first of what will no doubt be many prognostications for 2008.
From Business Week:
Exploiting Trust
These kinds of targeted attacks on Web-based services may constitute the top computer security threats of 2008 (BusinessWeek.com, 11/12/07), according to security experts. “One of the biggest challenges of 2008 will be, how do you do business online when you know there’s a bad guy in the middle?” says Chris Rouland, chief technology officer in IBM’s (IBM) Internet security systems division. “The personal computer isn’t the target of 2008; it’s the browser,” he says. IBM sees the landscape changing profoundly enough that the company plans to spend $1.5 billion next year to develop security suites that can address a broad array of threats rather than different products aimed at specific security risks.
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Tags: Online Security, Security 2008, Security Predictions 2008
