Software designers and developers are being challenged to build efficient security 
measures into their project work as computing is increasingly distributed via Web application services and service-oriented architecture (SOA).
Research recently conducted by the Ponemon Institute and CipherOptics found that only 12 percent of IT professionals surveyed believed that cyber-crime threats were lessening in severity.
Among the findings analyzed in their report "Network Security 2.0," the practice of sending data in clear text over third-party networks, the increasing presence of organized crime, growing complexity of networks, devices and applications, and the desire to enforce and easily manage network encryption were cited as prevalent threats to network security.
