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

CIO Business Intelligence

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a permanent fixture for consumers and enterprises as the world becomes more and more interconnected. By 2027, the global number of connected IoT devices is projected to exceed 29 billion, a significant increase from the 16.7 billion devices reported in 2023.

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Digital KPIs: The secret to measuring transformational success

CIO Business Intelligence

Regardless of where organizations are in their digital transformation, CIOs must provide their board of directors, executive committees, and employees definitions of successful outcomes and measurable key performance indicators (KPIs). He suggests, “Choose what you measure carefully to achieve the desired results.

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Why Secure Your IoT Data With a Zero-Trust Strategy?

CDW Research Hub

In fact, many organizations have begun adopting zero-trust IoT security strategies to protect their IoT data from potential breaches. By some estimates, as many as 300 billion connected devices will be integrated into IoT platforms and IoT applications within the next 10 years. Why is zero trust necessary for IoT?

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How to Make Sure Your IoT Systems Stay Compliant

Smart Data Collective

IoT plays a significant role in information technology, yet the pace of deployments has outpaced the awareness of compliance issues. IT professionals must work hard to stay ahead of the curve, especially if they plan to integrate IoT in various facets of their operations. Cyber Security for IoT.

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Secure Your IoT Data With a Zero-Trust Strategy

CDW Research Hub

The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) as one of the fastest-growing device categories today means that securing your IoT data is more important—and difficult—than ever. By some estimates, as many as 300 billion devices will be connected within the next 10 years, and as that number grows, IoT security concerns will intensify as well.

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CIOs can and should play a pivotal role in ESG strategy

CIO Business Intelligence

This article was co-authored by Katherine Kennedy , an Associate at Metis Strategy. The ability to provide transparent, data-driven insights and measure progress toward ESG commitments makes the technology leader critical to the success of any ESG strategy. Smarter operations through integrated data and analytics.

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Analytics Insights and Careers at the Speed of Data

Rocket-Powered Data Science

One of the primary drivers for the phenomenal growth in dynamic real-time data analytics today and in the coming decade is the Internet of Things (IoT) and its sibling the Industrial IoT (IIoT). One group has declared , “IoT companies will dominate the 2020s: Prepare your resume!” trillion by 2030. trillion by 2030.”.