The Cisco® Annual
Security Report provides an overview of the combined security intelligence of the
entire Cisco organization.
The report encompasses threat information and trends collected between January and
September 2007, and provides a snapshot of the state of security for that period.
The report provides recommendations from
Cisco security experts and predictions of how identified trends will continue
to unfold in 2008.
Security trends and recommendations are organized into seven major risk categories:
Vulnerability
Physical
Legal
Trust
Identity
Human
Geopolitical
The report also provides a high-level perspective on the issues currently shaping
the security space, as well as insights into how security professionals and businesses
can expect the industry to change over the next several years.