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    Eight Top Security Concerns

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    May 28, 2012
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      1Eight Top Security Concerns

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      Symantec surveyed Black Hat attendees–42 percent of whom were IT managers–on their top security concerns. In this slide show, some highlights of whats on the priority list for this group are explored.

      2Eight Top Security Concerns – The Web: Concern Numero Uno

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      Web technologies are the area of greatest concern for IT managers.

      3Eight Top Security Concerns – Windows XP Scarier than Unix

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      The majority of IT managers (60 percent) are most concerned about the Windows XP platform having vulnerabilities and least concerned with Unix.

      4Eight Top Security Concerns – Messaging/Scripting Research Beckons

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      Survey respondents (36 percent) are the most interested in researching messaging/scripting technologies, followed by operating systems, and infrastructure networking technology.

      5Eight Top Security Concerns – Still Mulling Vista

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      The Windows Vista platform is of the most interest for researchers, with 41 percent indicating that they plan to review it in the next year. This is down significantly from 2006 (55 percent).

      6Eight Top Security Concerns – Vista Worries Up

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      In 2007, 38 percent of IT managers are more concerned with Vista vulnerabilities, up from the 31 percent who expressed concern in 2006.

      7Eight Top Security Concerns – Worry-to-Go

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      Mobile technologies, followed by virtualization and Web services, were cited as upcoming hot security issues within Web application security.

      8Eight Top Security Concerns – Pay Up for Bugs

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      Of those surveyed, 59 percent of respondents are for security researchers being paid the market rate for their research, regardless of who may ultimately purchase the vulnerability.

      9Eight Top Security Concerns – eBay-ing Bugs

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      An overwhelming 80 percent agree that public vulnerability auctions put both the vendor and the public at risk.

      10Eight Top Security Concerns – See More Slideshows Like This One

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