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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.
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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Introduction 
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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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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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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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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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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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‘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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Conclusion 
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Thinking/Top-5-IT-security-trends-to-watch-in-2015/ 
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Top 5 IT Security Trends to Watch in 2015

  • 1.
    accelerate your ambition 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 industryis 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. accelerate your ambition Introduction > Read more….
  • 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. > Read more…. accelerate your ambition
  • 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. > Read more…. accelerate your ambition
  • 5.
    IT security getscloudy 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. > Read more…. accelerate your ambition
  • 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. > Read more…. accelerate your ambition
  • 7.
    Endpoint security backin 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. > Read more…. accelerate your ambition
  • 8.
    ‘A trend that’snot 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.’ accelerate your ambition Conclusion > Read more….
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    To read more on this piece please go to http://www.dimensiondata.com/Global/Latest- Thinking/Top-5-IT-security-trends-to-watch-in-2015/ accelerate your ambition 9