Internet of Things Applications

Data in all its forms has exploded across the world. And now with Internet of Things (IoT), even the mundane is now connected to the inter-webs. Our fridge, the entrance to our home, the washing machine, the door to our car and the garage, shoes and even the beat of our hearts, everything is connected.



There is no doubt that having an interconnected world, where we can control all aspects will make life ever more so simple and easier to manage. Imagine scenarios where we can, with the touch of an icon on our phone, have hot water for tea ready even before reaching home, or the AC turned on 15 minutes prior to reaching the office? The scenarios and use cases are only limited by our imagination.

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The rising demand for IoT is also a wake-up call for companies to focus their attention on security and to assure customers that their data is protected with an end-to-end approach, a ‘security of everything’ model for the safety of all the data being streamed constantly to the cloud and internet. The security apparatus at a company needs to be as pervasive as the Internet of Everything itself and will need to adopt – and perhaps necessarily become – the approach of a security company in the way it protects its business, data and its people.

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As the pace of IoT adoption picks up, the security aspect will be one of the major factors that will influence its acceptance and wide spread implementation in our day to day lives. Added to that, it isn’t just about being prepared, but more now, about carefully planning to ensure you safeguard your ‘necessity’, your security!

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