McAfee’s 2011 threat predictions

Date of prediction: 2010-12-28

Apple devices will become a common attack target in 2011, predicts McAfee, a company that happens to sell an antivirus product for Mac OS X:

“The popularity of iPads and iPhones in business environments, combined with the lack of user understanding of proper security for these devices, will increase the risk for data and identity exposure, and will make Apple botnets and Trojans a common occurrence.”

(Security Bytes: McAfee: Attackers to target Apple in 2011,
McAfee: 2011 Threats Predictions)

Veracode Security Predictions for 2011

Date of prediction: 2010-12-08

1. Sandboxing goes mainstream with adoption by Firefox and Internet Explorer
2. Microsoft follows Google and Mozilla and starts paying a bug bounty
3. A mobile app causes a major enterprise security breach
4. Government and corporations stock up on anti-leak security products to defend against insider attacks, but high profile leaks continue
5. A critical infrastructure facility in the US suffers a damaging incident resulting from a Stuxnet-like stealthy targeted worm

(Veracode Research Team Gives 5 Predictions for 2011)