How were the security conditions on the Internet in 2006?

2006 Security Watch - What is this 12 months going to have in store for us?

There is a lot going on in the information safety space. 2006 looks to be an interesting 12 months in these regards. Below are few things to look towards in 2006, few of them are nice and others are not, unfortunately.

First the top news:

- We are taking our precautions a lot more seriously. This has a lot of reasons in the back of it. New privacy regulations, for example, encourage companies to help boost their protections.  Seek to see more data protection regulations enacted in the coming years, with surveillance networks tightening up further.

- Authentication requirements are increasing. This is closing in large security holes.  Corporations are requiring a notable deal more of authentication to get into secure structures (this also is on the bad information side)

- There is a plethora of sophisticated programs to assist us be more secure and they will proceed to get better. Competition right now is strong in the safety industry sparking a lot of innovation.

- ISPs are now taking on the responsibility to assist us with our security. Take AOL's recent commercials as a proper sign that others will follow the trend.

Now the horrific news:

- Securing our networks is costing us.  Most companies are globalizing their organizations and making them impenetrable costs a lot of money.  It will get worse before it receives better.

- Authentication requirements are increasing. This is getting claustrophobic.  Corporations are requiring a great deal extra authentication to get into secure systems (This is additionally on the good news side) Unfortunately, for the cease user, it is one more thing to be sad about, not unlike airport safety lines.

- Hackers are getting more sophisticated.  For example, Botnets are becoming greater complex and harder and more difficult to catch and stop.Do a web search on the botnets. They really are inflicting a whole lot of problems, but it does no longer stop there. There is a staggering amount of viruses and malware out there.

- Spammers continue to discover more creative ways to load out our email boxes. But don't appear to be stopping for this theme anytime soon.