According to the company, the determination witnessed from the hacking community this year with viruses like Sobig and worms like Blaster indicate that more of the same can be expected in 2004.
BindView, which makes vulnerability assessment software, issued a set of five predictions for 2004, which it called The Year of the Superworm. The number of worms may not grow, but their speed and potency will, the firm said.
The company also expects online crime to skyrocket, and that new US laws will require companies to disclose security breaches where users’ personal information is compromised. Such a law, known as SB 1386, already exists in California.
BindView also predicts that the amount of public vulnerability disclosure will drop, as the fear of personal liability kicks in. New vulnerability information businesses will launch, the company said, and criminals will pay for zero-day vulnerability data assuming that this is not already happening.
Finally, the company also reckons that the chief security officer post at companies will start becoming more white-collar, filled by MBA graduates – business-focused executives versus technologists.
This article was based on material originally published by ComputerWire.
