Security: Risk and Reward By Andreas M. Antonopoulos , Network World , 12/30/2008

 Though these predictions are based on primary research and many, many discussions with chief security officers, they concern information security only and can be affected by external factors that are unpredictable (at least by me). 

Relevant Predictions….Regulatory compliance will be back with a vengeance. All the scandals and Ponzi schemes you heard about in 2008 will become subtitles for new regulations in 2009 and beyond. Regulations in hedge funds, credit-default swaps and derivatives are just the beginning. A whole new industry of auditors, special software and consultants will rise to meet the challenge. You thought the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was a pain? Just wait.
Security projects will struggle for funding. It will take a lot of arguing to get a budget for more than upkeep in 2009. But wait, regulatory compliance comes to the rescue: Use compliance to push through budget requests on everything. It’s 2007 all over again!   Read the Entire Article