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Source: ZDNet UK - Posted by Alex
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Tom Espiner surveys the security landscape for the shape of things to come.
When my editor asked me to predict what would happen to security over the coming year, and over the next 10 years, my heart sank. The permanency of internet publishing, caching and so forth means predictions have a habit of coming back to haunt you.
Plus, I'm a firm believer in chaos theory and the natural entropy of any system. So any detailed prediction is unlikely to come true — just look at the weekly weather forecast.
Nevertheless, I shall bite the bullet and make my predictions for the security landscape at the end of next year and in 10 years' time. Just make sure you keep a copy of this article, ready for ridicule in 2020.
1. Ubiquitous cloud computing
By the end of 2010, more companies will have moved their data into the cloud, and this process will continue over the next 10 years. Cloud computing makes sense from an economic point of view, but it will bring fresh security challenges for IT professionals.
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