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More connected, less secure: Addressing IoT and OT threats to the enterprise

CIO Business Intelligence

By 2027, the global number of connected IoT devices is projected to exceed 29 billion, a significant increase from the 16.7 In this article, we’ll explore the risks associated with IoT and OT connectivity and the measures that organizations need to take to safeguard enterprise networks. billion devices reported in 2023.

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Mastercard is phasing out magnetic stripes on its cards starting in 2024

The Verge

It says it will be the first payments network to phase out the technology, which dates back to the 1960s. In the US, where the adoption of chip payments has been slower, the transition will start in 2027. From 2029, no new Mastercard debit or credit cards will come with a magnetic stripe, and they’ll be gone completely by 2033.

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Prioritizing AI? Don’t shortchange IT fundamentals

CIO Business Intelligence

“Whenever applications or machines communicate with each other, the vast majority of them use TLS certificates to establish trust, identify each other to systems, as well as securely authenticate and encrypt communications,” Palanisamy adds. But by 2027, the analyst firm expects that to rise to at least 40%. But that might be changing.

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Latest Trends in Digital Rights Management

Kitaboo

billion by 2027, at a CAGR of 13.0%. The current centralized content distribution networks and DRM systems are not equipped well enough to authenticate content consumers. . Thus, moving forward, what one can expect is a shift to a decentralized network with the use of blockchain technology. billion in 2022 to USD 7.9

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The Future Of DRM-Protected eBooks: Trends And Predictions

Kitaboo

In the coming years – by 2027 – eBooks are expected to become the preferred choice of 1.1 The database stores data in blocks connected by a chain, which cannot be altered or deleted without permission from the network. With digital advancements, the publishing industry has started undergoing a digital transformation.

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Why SASE Sits At The Centre Of A Hybrid Workforce

CIO Business Intelligence

SASE is going to be worth $25 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 29%, according to Gartner. SASE takes security best practices, software-defined networking (SD-WAN), and a host of other technologies and brings them together in a nuanced way that delivers quality and cohesive connectivity to the furthest reaches of the network’s edge.

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2021 GeekWire Awards revealed: Big winners, surprise guests, and the best in Pacific NW tech

GeekWire

Auth0, the billion-dollar Seattle-area startup that is a leader in identity authentication software, is being acquired by Okta , another leader in the space, the companies announced earlier this year. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering’s Networks and Mobile Systems Lab, Vikram Iyer is using tiny tech to solve big problems.

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