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acial recognition, biometrics, deep learning, the Internet of
Things (IoT), artificial intelligence and robotics. These are
just some of the many trends and themes today's leaders —
in various security, IT and business positions — are evalu-
ating as part of the growing idea of the "connected world."
The IoT revolves around increased machine- to-
machine communication; it's built on cloud comput-
ing and networks of data-gathering sensors; it's mobile, virtual and
instantaneous — all things today 's businesses and business leaders
look to incorporate daily to further streamline operations and effi-
ciency. The IoT is projected to grow at a rapid rate, making various
How New Technologies and
Convergence Enhance
Situational Awareness
Mitigating risk requires
organizations to
generate actionable
intelligence from all
collected data points
By Ayal Vogel
The fusion of technolog y
and internal leadership
creates a surplus
of information and
users seek to gain
more insights from
this combined data to
enhance security and
business operations
alike.
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