Let's just call it "The era of IT security"

[Audrey McNeil <audrey () riskbasedsecurity com>]

http://www.scmagazine.com/lets-just-call-it-the-era-of-it-security/article/459493/

This year has been marked by the almost daily occurrence of some
information security-related incident or another.

Frequent and massive data breaches have impacted millions of private
citizens who have seen the theft or compromise of their personal
information. Privacy and IT security pundits have been ever diligent
railing against calls from the likes of the FBI to allow government and
investigative entities to establish “backdoors” in encryption products and
services. Hacktivists and other cyber vigilantes increasingly have targeted
various groups and corporations.

All the while, industry pros like you have trumpeted at length the
growingly critical need to devise ways to entice more pros to enter the IT
security field. You've voiced worries about IoT, cloud-based services and
mobile device vulnerabilities. You've pointed out the ease with which
insiders might aid in the compromise of corporate systems and intellectual
property or other critical data. You've talked about point-of-sale
compromises, credit card fraud, attacks on critical industrial control
systems, you name it. At the same time, you've fretted about budget
constraints and resources and staff, regularly marshalling business
colleagues and CEOs for much-needed and sustained support.

2014's “year of the data breach” ushered in 2015 with such zeal that it now
might as well be coined an era. Endless online attacks and vulnerabilities
and threats now have garnered much more acute attention from the C-level
suite down to their customers – some of whom, when IT security pros start
talking bugs, are more likely to envision a dung beetle well before a
software hole.

With IT security concerns permeating every part of our lives every single
day, the impacts of cyberattacks of all kinds are getting personal. And,
those spearheading these assaults are bound to undertake still more and
varied ways to steal data for financial gain, pinch intellectual property
for competitive edge or leverage their activities to disrupt businesses
with which they disagree or maybe to promote their group's messages to
wider audiences.

In this era of daily cyberattacks with varying motivations and outcomes,
information security leaders like you will need to be even more strategic,
continuing to make inroads to gain the required and widespread support from
your colleagues and bosses to aid in the unremitting maturing of your
organizations' security and risk management plans. And we'll continue to
bring you insight from experts, well-researched and updated features and
news, independent product reviews, more informational videos, robust
online/live events, and even more varied content in the coming year to
support you in this over-arching aim.

So bring it on, 2016. We're prepped and ready.

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