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10 Things That WON'T Happen In 2009

Start The Discussion | bMighty Staff | January 07, 2009 07:05 AM

Everybody and his brother has predicted what will happen in 2009. That wasn't good enough for bMighty -- we decided to buck conventional wisdom and tell you about 10 important things that won't happen this year. Don't say we didn't warn you...

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Security Concerns Go Down

Not only will security concerns not go down but security spending will actually go up. According to a new study from Forrester research, this year the IT budgets at small and midsize companies will rise from just over 9% to more than 10% of their IT budgets.

Despite the extra concern and the increase in spending, however, plenty of smaller businesses still won't be as secure as they should be. Yet they could be. Things that could be fixed with minimal expense include: unpatched vulnerabilities; anti-malware that's not updated; and sloppy password practices.

Also, while businesses will continue to pour money into security to ease their concerns, an area they will neglect will be creating sensible and enforceable security policies. They cost nearly nothing, yet the lack of one opens up one of the largest vulnerabilities throughout businesses of all sizes. A security policy at your company should include disaster and recovery preparation.

So just remember: Continue to invest in security for your business, but make sure that hard-earned cash goes in the right direction.

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