This article, called "Encryption top IT Security Initiatives in 2009", provides an overview of a recent Forrester's report, about IT security spending in 2009:

"Full-disk encryption was cited as the top client security technology ...

The survey's respondents also indicated interest in deploying identity and access-management (IAM) technologies, particularly single sign-on, unified monitoring of users' rights and activities and provisioning. The main reason given for adopting IAM was security and governance along with regulatory compliance. Among the technologies least anticipated to be piloted or adopted is application lockdown for endpoint control"

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