digital transformation

The term “metaverse” was originally coined by author Neal Stephenson for his 1992 cyberpunk novel Snow Crash to describe a virtual reality (VR) world. Nearly 30 years later, Facebook revitalized the term after rebranding themselves as Meta with the intent to focus research and development efforts on building the metaverse. Since the announcement, Meta has introduced Horizon Worlds; other big-name companies are working on new metaverse-friendly apps. While Gartner predicts that by 2026, people will…

Why SASE? What started out as a temporary business solution to the pandemic is here to stay. ESG’s 2021 SASE Trends report found that 62% of respondents will work remotely or in a hybrid manner. To support this “new normal,” enterprises have adopted the cloud in staggering numbers—98% of respondents stated they use public cloud services. Now, CISOs and security leaders are tasked with securing a growing attack surface in complex, distributed network environments. Users…

Challenges with applying zero trust Applying zero trust principles comes down to segmenting the network, using authentication technology to verify the requestor before making any service available, enabling secure point-to-point networking, and monitoring device and entity behavior. This breaks down where technological limitations prohibit these capabilities. Sensor ship with a built-in back door. These devices must be calibrated in the field. The engineer installing them sets the operating level when the device is installed. Many…