How will the threat environment evolve in 2007?
On the consumer end, we believe that malicious attacks via social engineering will impact consumers heavily in the new year. Through social engineering, users are “tricked” into downloading or installing destructive software that can negatively impact their online experience and threaten their computer’s level of security, leaving it vulnerable to potential attacks. While technology can assist, ultimately consumer education will be key in combating this type of evolving threat. Additionally, speaking in regards to the threat landscape as it pertains to business consumers, application-layer security threats continue to rise, and organizations are exposed to exploits and attacks from many different sources. Balancing the tensions among security, application functionality and broader access requires a flexible solution that provides rich application security and granular policy-based access. In response to this, we have developed a strong solution within the Forefront family of security p
