Enterprise security in the new millennium just isn't what it used to be. E-mail brought documents from business partners, not Love Letter A from your worst nightmare. Purgatory will prevail and will likely continue throughout the coming year. There's plenty of software, some hardware, a few services, and some integrated features in Internet-related security products. Currently, this Internet security field is a frontier with cyber-wagons being pulled together for quick passage to the promised land of revenue and profitability.
Few rules exist and little standardization has surfaced.
Every organization is isolated, and like any sod-busting adventure, many who begin the journey will succumb to the wiles of security hostiles out there. Federal and state legislation will continue to lag behind technology and technique. Many Internet-related security issues will rage unabated. Online privacy, now one of the foremost issues on national agendas, is just one of many points of contention. While there's talk of working together for the common good, industry alliances continue struggling internally to find secure standards for technology and business behaviors that work for all.