Fake Prediction #1: Organizations will pay greater attention to security in 2009
The reality in 2009: Breaches continue to plague enterprise security
Fake Prediction #2: IT security spending will increase in 2009
The reality for 2009: Depends on who you ask
Fake Prediction # 3: Employees will use IT with greater security awareness in 2009
The reality in 2009: The user is still the weakest link
Fake Prediction#4: Employees will not fall for phishing and social engineering attacks in 2009
The reality in 2009: Tricky tactics got even trickier
Fake Prediction #5: Employees will pay attention to company security policies in 2009
The reality in 2009: Fat chance
Fake Prediction #6: Facebook will be forgotten in 2009
The reality in 2009: Facebook exploded and more organizations allowed their employees to have access
Fake Prediction #7: Employees will not open files from people they don't know in 2009
The reality in 2009: Malicious files now seem legit
Fake Prediction# 8: Company devices and data will be never be lost again in 2009
The reality in 2009: More employees began using mobile devices, more data was lost. Kelleher said he was recently asked about his thoughts for 2010 with regard to data loss. Will we see more or less lost devices?
Fake Prediction #s 9 and 10: Vulnerabilities and threat vectors will decrease and you will have an easy life 2009.
The reality in 2009: Cybercriminals got savvier, stress levels in the security department soared
Just as Kelleher predicted 2009 would not be easy, 2010 is shaping up for more of the same.
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