Some security issues in 2011 that we will be following

As the year comes to an end we summarize our learnings and look forward to new challenges in 2011. Some thing we believe will important issues in 2011 are:

Mobile Malware and the removal of it
The propagation of tablets and smartphones will very soon create a big enough platform that malware makers will start to target it. Also many people want to use their private tablets in company networks and this will post a further threat.

Social networks
Some companies encourage the use of social networks and some ban it. We feel that social networks can be a great way to communicate, but the potential to spread malware and other unwanted applications is very big. How to handle this on a corporate and private level will certainly be a big issue in 2011.

On a personal note
This also relates to a previous blogpost. USB-keys now are so small with such a big capacity that they look like normal keys and can fit 4GB data or more. The volume of data that can be transported and the potential accompanying threats they can contain can cripple entire networks.

2011 will be an interesting year in computer security.

Why signature based antivirus is going away

A representative from a large security company recently commented on the fact that most forms of antivirus software as we know it today will be rendered ineffective in the future. We believe this to be true as well. It is a well known fact that even the largest security firms in the world with huge research departments still can't keep up. What's the future then? One might ask! We feel that needs to be a change in the way antivirus software detect, analyze and remove malicious software. However which route the industry will take is yet to be seen.