Keeping pace with security technology investments has been a key trend within security enterprises, as evidenced again by this year’s profiles of enterprise security executives (pages 46 to 54). Technology investments are largely driven by the need for enterprise security to gather intelligence, manage risk and ensure resilience. That cannot be done without situational awareness, which often can only be created by applying technology, whether it’s big data, video networks, situational awareness and more. It’s an “all hazards approach” that demands continued investment in security technology.
New data by Spiceworks echoes those sentiments by this year’s Security 500 profiles. According to the 2019 State of IT: Future Workplace Tech, by 2020, 86 percent of companies with more than 5,000 employees plan to adopt IoT solutions, 65 percent plan to deploy edge computing technology, 64 percent expect to use artificial intelligence and 56 percent expect to utilize blockchain-enabled technology.