What does 2015 hold in store from an IT security perspective? Dimension Data experts discuss the top trends to watch and their unexpected impact on business. For more, go to: http://www.dimensiondata.com/Global/Latest-Thinking/Top-5-IT-security-trends-to-watch-in-2015/

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Top 5 IT security trends
to watch in 2015
What does 2015 hold in store
from an IT perspective?
Read on as Dimension Data experts
discuss the top trends to watch and
their unexpected impact on business.

2. The security industry is entering a
period of change. The market is
consolidating, a transformation that’s
being driven not only by leading
vendors such as Blue Coat, Palo Alto
Networks, and FireEye, but also by
venture capitalists, and global carriers.
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3. Incident prevention evolves
towards incident response
Technologies and services focused
on incident response – rather than
just incident prevention – will be high
on the agenda for security
professionals in 2015.
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4. Managed security services
move front and centre
For most businesses, identifying IT
security incidents in a timely manner
requires 24/7 coverage of the network
environment. This can be costly; IT
security professionals are scarce, and
require regular training to keep abreast
of continually evolving technologies.
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5. IT security gets cloudy
A continued increase in the adoption of
cloud services for security in 2015 is
predicted: ‘This holds true for software-as-
a-service solutions, such as secure
Web proxy, and secure email in the
cloud. These solutions are particularly
attractive as the implementation effort is
negligible – you’re simply redirecting
traffic to take advantage of the service
through a consumption-based model.
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6. From security technologies
to secure platforms
2015 will see the notion of security being
a secure platform − rather than a series
of point products or devices on the
network – gaining traction. The expectation
on security professionals will be to deliver
a secure platform that allows the business
to confidently run multiple applications,
in a secure environment.
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7. Endpoint security
back in vogue
A resurgence in interest in endpoint
security in the industry is predicted.
This is closely tied to the first trend
discussed − incident response
− and the fact that some traditional
network-based security controls aren’t
as effective as they used to be.
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8. ‘A trend that’s not made our top five
list, but is closely linked to each is the
use of data and machine learning,
which, when coupled with human
interaction can create actionable
and contextualised intelligence.’
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