2009 Information Security Predictions...Not

Can you predict the future? I won't say that I think it is entirely impossible, but I will say that I am pretty sure that if someone did have such ability they would find some better way to use it (whether for good or evil) than buying a 10 foot neon sign and doing $5 fortune teller readings. Despite the apparent lack of legitimate prescience, it doesn't stop just about everyone (and their proverbial 'grandmother') from making predictions about the coming year as this one comes to a close.

Don't get me wrong. I think it can be fun if it is taken with the intent of being fun. In other words, as long as the predictor and the predictee both understand that it is purely a guess or a wish list, or an educated conjecture based on current trends, past history, and what facts are known presently. There are people- investment and industry analysts- who are paid handsomely for making such 'predictions', but if you've looked at the stock market lately I am not sure their insight was worth much.

David Kelleher of GFI contributed a list of his predictions for 2009, but with a twist. David's list is a list of what will not happen in 2009. David takes a semi-satirical look at the information security issues that seem to plague organizations and information security administrator's year after year no matter how many tools and applications are deployed, or how much the users are educated about the risks and security threats and how to guard against them. The links scattered throughout were inserted by me to provide more information on key topics. Take a look at Top 10 List: What Will Not Happen in 2009