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IT security: The 2007 outlook
[Joel Dubin, CISSP, Contributor]

Information security concerns for SMBs will continue to grow in 2007. SMBs will no longer be able to hide behind their smaller size and greater anonymity. Hackers and other malicious users will use ever more creative ways to hunt them down, tease them out to play and make their lives miserable.

But on the flip side, SMBs will have more options as vendors downscale to cater to them, develop more products -- both smaller and more flexible -- to meet their needs and begin to see opportunity in this growing market segment. SMBs will need to be savvier and learn to negotiate like their larger counterparts to get good deals and attentive service.

There are six key areas SMBs need to watch in 2007 to keep their data secure and safe.

Spyware

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• Spyware glossary
  (Source: SearchSMB.com, powered by WhatIs.com)
• Expert webcast: How spyware works and how your organization can beat it
  (Source: SearchSMB.com, July 25, 2006)
• Article: Survey: Women more likely to download spyware
  (Source: SearchSecurity.com, May 16, 2006)
• The Information Architect: Beware of spyware everywhere
  (Source: SearchSMB.com, May 9, 2006)
• SMB Buying Decisions: Spyware-fighting offerings aplenty
  (Source: SearchSMB.com, May 2, 2006)
• Tip: Spyware and malware not always caught by tools
  (Source: SearchSMB.com, Feb. 23, 2006)

Security management

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• Tip: Security, disaster recovery top SMB predictions for 2007
  (Source: SearchSMB.com, Jan. 4, 2007)
• Tip: Security buying in five easy steps
  (Source: SearchSMB.com, Oct. 12, 2006)
• Article: Insider threats: Watch out for the quiet ones
  (Source: SearchSMB.com, Oct. 4, 2006)
• Article: Endpoint security: The weakest link
  (Source: SearchSMB.com, Aug. 31, 2006)
• Article: Midmarket CIOs take heat for security snafus
  (Source: SearchSMB.com, Aug. 2, 2006)
• Article: SMB spending snapshot: Security
  (Source: SearchSMB.com, June 28, 2006)
• Article: 100% security just an illusion
  (Source: SearchCIO.com, June 15, 2006)
• Tip: Security VARs -- Buyer beware
  (Source: SearchSMB.com, June 15, 2006)
• Article: Employees to CIOs -- It's OK to watch
  (Source: SearchSMB.com, May 24, 2006)
• Article: CIOs fighting uphill battle against renegade apps
  (Source: SearchCIO.com, May 24, 2006)
• Article: SMB cybercrime on the rise
  (Source: SearchSMB.com, April 19, 2006)
• Article: Companies fear dark corners of the virtual world
  (Source: SearchSecurity.com, March 14, 2006)
• Article: Express management tools lighten the load for SMBs
  (Source: SearchSMB.com, Feb 28, 2006)

Disaster recovery

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• Feature: The Essential Lawyer: Force Majeure Meets Disaster Recovery
  (Source: CIO Decisions Magazine, Aug. 3, 2006)
• Executive Guide: Disaster recovery planning for CIOs
  (Source: SearchCIO.com, June 21, 2007)
• Article: Disaster recovery: Ad hoc and expensive
  (Source: SearchStorage.com, June 15, 2006)
• Tip: Worst practices for backup and disaster recovery, part 1
  (Source: SearchWinSystems.com, Jan. 33, 2006)
• Tip: Worst practices for backup and disaster recovery, part 2
  (Source: SearchWinSystems.com, Jan. 10, 2006)

Security trends

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• Column: Virtualization, SaaS, alignment and VoIP big in 2007
  (Source: SearchSMB.com, Dec. 20, 2006)
• Tip: IT security: The 2007 outlook
  (Source: SearchSMB.com, Nov. 30, 2006)
• Article: Rising cost of data breaches fuels security spending
  (Source: SearchSMB.com, Nov. 15, 2006)
• Tip: Mobile security devices: Simple steps for SMBs
  (Source: SearchSMB.com, July 13, 2006)
• Column: Disk imaging eases SMB data security pains
  (Source: SearchSMB.com, July 6, 2006)
• Article: Firm thwarts spam with multilayered shield
  (Source: SearchSMB.com, July 5, 2006)
• Article: Firewall-free security doable, but not ideal
  (Source: SearchSecurity.com, June 12, 2006)
• Article: Want secure software? Break it first
  (Source: SearchAppSecurity.com, June 8, 2006)
• Check IT List: Five steps for rootkit detection
  (Source: SearchSMB.com, Jan. 26, 2006)
• Tip: Microsoft security tools vs. third party
  (Source: SearchWindowsSecurity.com, Jan. 19, 2006)

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