Prediction for 2014: expect more cybersecurity challenges.

• Position: CYBERSECURITY - Brief article

Coalfire, an independent IT security business, welcomed the new year with its predictions for the top cybersecurity trends expected in 2014. Organizations should be prepared to identify or respond to the following emerging risks:

1. There will be a significant security breach at a cloud service provider that causes a major outage. Businesses must evaluate the risk within their third-party cloud service provider systems to protect sensitive information, including trade secrets and intellectual property.

2. The migration from compliance to IT risk management will accelerate. Risk and compliance management firms need to be more in tune with their clients' business needs--more proactive than reactive.

3. Emerging threats will shift security programs from static boundary protection to more proactive monitoring and response programs. Expect more virulent types of attacks that will be significant enough to require more proactive monitoring and response.

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