Five years are hard to imagine in the Internet world. Ninety nine percent of what is being used today didn?t exist five years ago and Internet technologies not only continue to develop but new technologies are introduced every six months. The assumption that new technologies will adversely affect network security and those corresponding related services for remote and mobile users includes wireless technology which is currently undergoing dramatic changes in both standards and product development. Gartner has pointed out in a number of different polls that wireless technology and the extension of the office to remote applications are going to be enjoying significant growth.
Any company without a VPN is not operating efficiently and taking advantage of technology in terms of business economics. From the beginning it will be strategic to utilize a VPN and manage its use while anticipating remote access use. The security measures needed to provide security will be provided and special measures. Special considerations for particular data classes and types will be satisfied as needed.
This places new demands on security at every application type and level. The second assumption is that technology improvements for security will continue to lag behind the curve for quite some time. While this increases the number of access points to a company?s data it is part of the formula and must be considered doable. This must also include the tele-commuting world which has a very large amount of growth expected and includes many of the same network security issues. Because these two applications have so much in common one can assume that the development dollars necessary to provide needed security will be delivered. The reason why the system will prevail is because every threat will be met.
