Forward-Thinking Security Pros Will Guide Their Organizations To A Secure Future Welcome to the golden age of hacking. This is the reality that businesses operate in today. The threat landscape has changed, and security professionals need to help their organizations catch up to the reality. In June 2014, Forrester Consulting was commissioned to evaluate a shift in roles and priorities in IT security budgeting and decision-making in the wake of increased prevalence of and attention to targeted attacks and advanced threats.