Ever-Present Security Concerns Spur Market Growth

摘要

Fear of cyberterrorism, new regulations like HIPAA and a rash of well-publicized network vulnerabilities have moved security to the top of many organizations' agendas: Forty percent of nearly 1,000 IT managers surveyed by IDC rated security their highest priority. And IDC predicts security spending will grow from $66 billion in 2001 to $155 billion in 2006. Lots of vendors are angling for a slice of this pie, so if there isn't a piece of hardware or software out there yet to solve your problem, just wait a minute. Two key areas to watch are automated attack blocking and endpoint protection.