Burton Group forecasts the most influential IT enterprise security trends in a recently published report: "VantagePoint 2004-2005 Information Security and Identity Management Trends." In the report, senior vice president and research director, Dan Blum reviews a number of mega-trends -- including an increase in online crime, compliance issues, worker mobility, service-oriented architecture (SOA) and open source technologies. . . .
Burton Group forecasts the most influential IT enterprise security trends in a recently published report: "VantagePoint 2004-2005 Information Security and Identity Management Trends."

In the report, senior vice president and research director, Dan Blum reviews a number of mega-trends -- including an increase in online crime, compliance issues, worker mobility, service-oriented architecture (SOA) and open source technologies. These mega-trends also impact industry trends in security and identity management, where exciting opportunities and risks exist. Blum advises information technology planners to complement strong technology architecture and insight with a levelheaded focus on risk management.

In-depth discussion of these trends is a cornerstone of Burton Group's annual Catalyst Conference 2004, taking place July 21-23 in San Diego. Hundreds of Burton Group clients, including network planners, architects, and IT decision makers will attend to learn more about these trends and how to prepare for and capitalize on them in today's challenging business environment.

Online Crime - Threats and Vulnerabilities Abound

Burton Group is concerned about the possibility of a Zero Day worm that might appear prior to any published vulnerability or patch and, therefore, do great damage before it can be stopped. With increased functionality, code size and complexity in both Windows and Linux distributions; persistent application quality problems; and the difficult challenge of protecting against insider attacks, vulnerabilities are likely to increase.