Poll: Next three years?
Posted by broseDec 7
For my final, my professor asked us to write what we think will be the top three security issues in 2012. I put:
1) DoS Mitigation in Cloud Computing Infrastructures
2) IPv4 to IPv6 transition
3) Mobile and pervasive computing & smartphone security.
I’m interested to hear what others might think will be big issues… If you read this, please leave a comment and let me know what you think. I’d love to compile a list with rationale on why they’ll be issues and put it out for publication. Thanks!
6 comments
Comment by Cait on December 7, 2009 at 9:05 pm
social networking information disclosure
Comment by nobody on December 7, 2009 at 9:08 pm
+drive-by downloaders, malcode in PDFs, JPGs, etc.
+privacy of “cloud computing”
+another vote for ip4 -> ip6
Comment by Parker on December 8, 2009 at 12:09 am
My three were cloud computing, mathematical soundness of cryptographic protocols, and social engineering (because there is no patch for human stupidity).
Comment by Wes on December 9, 2009 at 3:03 pm
I wrote on cloud computing, IPv4->IPv6 conversion (you my idea) and botnets.
Comment by stick on December 19, 2009 at 6:46 pm
I’m here to agree with Cait and Parker, since people will put all kinds of information out without a thought. Witness the latest Facebook privacy policy changes. How many users did Facebook lose? Not enough. They’ve made themselves integral enough to the “lives” of their users that people would rather make themselves vulnerable than miss out on Farmville or Mafia Wars.
Comment by JitenX on February 15, 2010 at 5:29 am
Well of course IPv6 is going to be a major security risk.
And I honestly see a major risk in USB 3.0.
As the world shall become even more reliable on external components.
I most certainly wouldn’t want 10 different people putting their SSDs in my computer’s ports.
It’s like techno-aids, yo.