Here is an article about security predictions for 2009 being made by Unisys, a large solutions provider. What is interesting are predictions about biometrics-at-a-distance, and the importance of “the human factor” in security solutions.
Customer convenience key to future IT security
The roll-out of identity verification solutions, that capture iris and facial images from a distance, to speed up security checkpoints, for better customer experience, where large numbers of people move through a bottleneck such as immigration control.
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Organisations will shift from securing systems to securing information to take into account the ‘human factor’.Until recently organisations and their auditors considered strong network and system security was adequate protection for company and consumer information. High capacity miniature storage devices such as USB sticks are now commonly available and are capable of storing entire databases, customer’s personal details, or sensitive commercial data. As a result, many organisations have had the security of their data compromised — both intentionally and accidentally — in spite of strong system security.