Where I Will Be Putting My Money in 2015

Tech Trends for 2015

December 29, 2014

As my last official blog entry of 2014, I am reminded of how interesting a year this has been in Information Security and Technology in general. I enjoy reading other people’s predictions for 2015, and decided for once that I would throw my hat into the proverbial ring, and don’t worry I don’t have that much money to lose.

As many of my friends know I despise buzzwords, but they do have one (and really only one use). Buzzwords are encumbered with overly broad definitions and burdened with unnecessary baggage, as each competitor attempts to make their product fit.  So, here are some buzzwords that will be up and coming, or returning in 2015, and those that will be shelved and those that perhaps should just be bronzed and never used again.

For Technology

• Cloud -- / Cloud ++ : New Cloud Definitions, as if this buzzword was not broad enough.
• SDN : Same
• NFV ++
• Virtual Datacenter ++
• Hypervisor -- : Less discussion of an actual hypervisor
• OpenStack ++
• Wearables ++
• Health ++
• Consumer ++
• Corporate --
• Mobile Security
• MDM --
• MAM --
• Manufacturer Security ++
• IoT +  Slow incremental increase
• Mobile Payments ++
• Socialized Encryption Solutions ++
• Network Security
• Firewalls : Not going anywhere because they are required by many compliance and regulatory bodies.
• Virtual Detection Systems ++
• SOC --
• Managed --
• Partnered ++
• Machine Learning ++
• Bigdata --
• SIEM --
• Security Socialization ++ : Security coordination between Service Providers

And by 2016 There Still :

• Won’t be a usable Calendar program.
• Will not be a good Security Alert Notification System
• Will not be a good enough Company Reputation Dashboard

.wdnii.

© 2014 Norris Proprietaries Inc.

The Price of Doing the Right Thing

Economics of Information Security and Personal Privacy Failures

August 20, 2014

Information Security is not free. Personal Privacy is not free. Securing company intellectual property and infrastructure has an impact on earnings. However, rarely does a data breach or data loss have a large impact, except perhaps on individual careers, but that is rare.

Government Regulations that require fines for improper handling and data breaches have such small amounts due that large corporations just consider that the cost of doing business. Smaller companies pack up, change their name and reopen.

Inter Corporate fees due from the improper handling and loss of data can be large, but again, so small that large companies are not impacted and smaller companies can either change their payment strategy or incorporate with a newer strategy.

Target is perhaps the most known example. A large impact, economically and to their customers. Of course they are still in business and ironically they still accept credit cards as payment. I am not arguing for more stringent penalties There are many other company examples I could have used, some you may be surprised.

There are few businesses where their economic interest ties directly with an individual’s personal privacy and security interest. This is not a problem that government oversight or corporate interaction has been shown to solve.

So, be a good steward of your own personal data and trust only those companies who have a vested interest in protecting their customers.

Now where did I put my list of trusted companies?

.wdnii.

© 2014 Norris Proprietaries Inc.