6 Tendencies Taking Shape in Enterprise Security this Year

Two years ago, the world rushed to say the antivirus industry is dead. I disagree simply because antivirus companies do not exist anymore. I haven’t seen a security company that limits its portfolio to one, traditional security (antivirus) solution. Those who’ve tried are dead and gone, but most of them have morphed into cybersecurity companies.

They’ve aligned themselves to the future, adapting to new cyber-threats and tech advancements. For instance, here, at Bitdefender, we are now creating hardware that embeds our scanning technology to fend off emerging attacks on consumer-grade IoT devices. This market is on the brink of maturity, so the need for security becomes more acute every day. For instance, Gartner, Inc. forecasts that 274.6 million wearable electronic devices will be sold worldwide in 2016, an increase of 18.4 percent from 2015.

Another area with potential for innovation is the enterprise security sector. Long regarded as data-rich gems, businesses remain preferred targets. That is why they require state-of-the-art protection. In this light, Bitdefender was recently named a Visionary in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms.

So, staying at the forefront of technology and striving to become an industry game-changer are two pre-requisites for the development of this industry. And it’s the only way to ensure its continuity. Forward thinking is what got us up to this point.

Now, let’s look into the crystal ball and see what businesses can expect to develop in 2016, in terms of enterprise security.