The New Normal

Ersin Uzun, Vice President, Director Of System Sciences Laboratory, Parc, A Xerox Company, Gives His Take On Why Security Is Now Only Becoming An Important Consideration For Many Organisations.

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Over the past decade, we’ve seen a proliferation of smart devices that possess the capabilities of information processing and network connectivity. The defining characteristic of the Internet of Things (IoT) is that devices, previously restricted to their physical environment, are now connected to a computer network. This network could be a home network, an industrial intranet or even the whole internet. This means that a device, or a gateway that connects a device to the network, is accessible by someone who presents the right credentials, or bypasses the credentials altogether.