In a recent column, I looked at the hottest tech trend for 2015: cybersecurity. Some of the tech industry's top insiders are behind the movement, including the likes of @fredwilson and @howardlindzon.
Here's an excerpt from the column:
Fred Wilson, who's probably one of the most recognized venture capitalist in the business, highlights cybersecurity in his outlook for 2015. He notes, "cybersecurity budgets will explode in 2015 as every company, institution, and government attempts to avoid being 'Sony'd.' "
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Digging deeper, StockTwits founder Howard Lindzon reiterates Fred Wilson's sentiment that cybersecurity will be a big trend for this year in his annual predictions. But Lindzon isn't bothered with network security.
He's interested in notable stocks that include the identity theft protection company LifeLock (NYSE: LOCK) as well as the $17 billion market cap software security company, Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC). Recall the Norton antivirus software? Well, that's Symantec.
Like last year and the few years prior, when cloud computing was quickly rising the priority ranks list for corporate budgets, cybersecurity will be front-and-center this year. The entire piece covers the slew of ways to play the industry.