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The evolving landscape of network security in 2025

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The distributed nature of todays work environments, fueled by cloud computing, remote work, and the Internet of Things (IoT), presents unprecedented security challenges. Organizations are grappling with an expanding attack surface, sophisticated cyber threats, and the need for consistent security policies across all access points.

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2025 Middle East tech trends: How CIOs will drive innovation with AI

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Finally, the oil and gas sector will embrace digital transformation through technologies like AI, IoT, and robotics, driving improvements in predictive maintenance, real-time monitoring, and operational efficiency. The Internet of Things will also play a transformative role in shaping the regions smart city and infrastructure projects.

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

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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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The Case for Reshaping Traditional Industries with Tech

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Finally, gaps in ecosystem maturity, talent readiness and policy establishment and implementation are also difficult to overcome. Significant advancements have been made thanks to improved IoT management and flexible IoT app development platforms as well as widely-applied edge computing units (ECUs).

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What is data architecture? A framework to manage data

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Its an offshoot of enterprise architecture that comprises the models, policies, rules, and standards that govern the collection, storage, arrangement, integration, and use of data in organizations. Modern data architectures must be designed to take advantage of technologies such as AI, automation, and internet of things (IoT).

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IoT Adoption in Healthcare Brings Security Opportunities

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At the end of the day, it’s all about patient outcomes and how to improve the delivery of care, so this kind of IoT adoption in healthcare brings opportunities that can be life-changing, as well as simply being operationally sound. Why Medical IoT Devices Are at Risk There are a number of reasons why medical IoT devices are at risk.

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AIOps for successful IoT projects

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It’s interesting how the number of projected IoT devices being connected in 2023 can differ by 26 billion from article to article. You can then create policies per client type where you allow or deny access. I can’t imagine being an IT administrator in a large, distributed environment.

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