Gartner FUDbusters

First published: June 2005

Hosting an IT security conference at its Stanford, Connecticut HQ, Gartner, the analyst firm targeted “the five most over-hyped threats”. According to Gartner, the five most over-hyped security threats are:

  • Internet Protocol (IP) telephony is unsafe
  • Mobile malware will cause widespread damage
  • "Warhol Worms" will make the Internet unreliable for business traffic and virtual private networks (VPNs)
  • Regulatory compliance equals security
  • Wireless hot spots are unsafe

Although how the fourth can be classed as a threat is unclear.

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