Securing businesses in the digital economy

In digital businesses, connected technologies and integrated devices like those from the internet of things are the fuel driving companies toward new business models and better outcomes. Data plays both offense and defense at these companies, keeping them ahead of their competitors. However, data’s profile of high value, large volume and vulnerability quotient is getting the attention of hackers like never before. According to Gartner, in 2017 there are projected to be 8.4 billion connected things, setting the stage for 20.4 billion IoT devices to be deployed by 2020. The enormity of this data is overwhelming, and is (unsurprisingly) leading to complications in organizations’ security strategies.