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This is the time of year to pull the dust cover off the crystal ball and peer closely at the glass to share visions of what is coming next. One thing everyone can broadly agree on is that security will remain a growth area. Here those in the market share details of what they expect to come in 2021. Ben Richardson, head of channel EMEA, Forcepoint “2021 will be a year of consolidation for the cyber security channel, and there will be more merger and acquisition activity. For those who have suffered sleepless nights over concerns with cashflow, the next 12 months represent an appealing time to ‘find an out’ and sell up while they can. The market will evolve and offer easier choices for customers. This is ultimately what the industry needs, too, as the layering of product upon product actually makes the cyber security challenge far too complex. Customers will benefit hugely from reducing the number of vendors present in their IT infrastructure, and turning to converged platforms. “We will also see channel partners take on deeper ...