The IT security industry is set to ether a third phase of development, claims market analysts Gartner.
The company predicts that the next phase for the security market will "integrate security into each new wave of technology when it enters the market" and not after a security attack has occurred.
At the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, it was outlined how the current phase of security has fallen behind IT trends and allowed hackers and cyber criminals to exploit vulnerabilities.
This has forced security firms to react individually to each new threat, it was claimed.
John Pescatore, Gartner vice president, said: "Going back to the first phase of security is not an option - increased consumerisation of IT, increased mobility and new trends such as Web 2.0 mean users will gain more control, not less, at the most successful businesses.
"This next phase of security is about building security in as the users' needs move forward, not chasing them."
He explained the third phase of security will focus on protecting customer and business data first and then "implementing automated processes and integrated compliance efforts to demonstrate how those security controls satisfy compliance requirements".
Mr Pescatore concluded: "Companies should manage the selection of IT and IT security vendors to focus on the most effective solutions, not the best of breed on a single product basis, but not on a single vendor either.
"Choose the best security platforms, while maintaining a separate security control panel to allow fast reaction to new threats."
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