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A1: continued acceleration analytic/data workloads to the cloud @editingwhiz

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A1 - work from home means physical networks don’t make much sense any more, and remote access is becoming an even greater security challenge. SASE cloud based networks make more sense in the world ahead and I predict we’re going to see more of it

A1: We will come to the realisation that code is written by humans aka developers, and not robots. Gosh, we have to help the human, the developer in writing secure code to protect us

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A1 - The biggest trends thats taking shape is edge computing. Its been talked about a lot over the last few years, but real deployments for production will accelerate in 2021 - COVID has assisted in this trend.

A1: Funny thing. 2020 is the year everyone wished they could reset. In order to reset, you need a backup. Expect 2021 to be even crazier. Going out on a limb here...have a good backup strategy! [only semi-joking]

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@ASakaguchi good one! everyone needs backup but are afraid to talk about it!

A1: seriously though, rise in both value and criticality of data (personal data, machine data, etc.), more automation, more orchestration, etc. That also means more attacks on that data to cause chaos and anarchy. We're seeing it everywhere today already.

A1: 2020 showed we all need to be in the cloud. I expect 2021 to show the power of applications architected for a cloud-first world.

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@ASakaguchi Don't forget that backups are just a piece of the puzzle. Encryption is needed as well to make sure data isn't compromised somewhere along the way - even encrypted backups would make a lot of sense.

@brucekornfeld No one wants to talk about. They just need it to always be there working in the background. When you know what hits the fan, organizations live or die on their ability to restore. Weird to say, but true.

@brucekornfeld Agreed. They're just a piece. Encryption, immutability, etc. All additional pieces. Unfortunately, often forgotten...

@mmadou Interesting thought. I would guess the other way around. Today, code is written by humans. Tomorrow, it'll be written by machines?

@brucekornfeld totally agree. but backups need to include encryption end to end rather than being a bolt on right?

@rwoollen I agree with this. But I also suspect most enterprise organizations are already thinking this. How, is definitely not yet solved. More than 70% of F500 orgs still invest heavily in mainframe. But the thinking is already cloud first.

@ASakaguchi More devices add to the challenge, risk needs to be addressed for certain

@brucekornfeld I believe what you're saying about edge and edge computing. WRT covid, I think edge computing is going to lead the way in both identifying and solving future potential global pandemics.

@dave_padmos So true. But not just devices. Data sources, applications, architectural differences, generations of technology, edge, core, cloud, etc. The landscape is so diverse. No tech gen has replaced the previous gen...they co-exist. Massive complexity.

yes indeed, and with technology costs coming down and flexibility increasing with cloud, there is big incentive to forgo large ERP transformations and address specific needs more quickly to reduce the cluster (confusion)

@ASakaguchi Good point. As we all learned, pandemics quickly go around the world - not to be solved by sitting in a corporate datacenter - I agree that innovation at the edge will help prevent (or at least react faster to) the next pandemic.

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@ASakaguchi Well until robots can write the code, we still need to deal with developers. Developers are quite often forgotten, and we have to help them. Their code is day-in-day-out controlled by scanners and monitors, and all sorts of tech.

@mmadou I think the developers get elevated to be honest. It won't be about writing code. It will be about defining how code should be written. Then letting the machine execute instructions so to speak. Power of AI I guess?

@ASakaguchi Absolutely, that is a real thing. Helping the developer in writing code, quality code/secure code, with real time help when he is coding.

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A4: I think folks need a way to gain a new perspective in 2021. Chartering commercial voyages to the edge of the atmosphere on a rocket to view the world from a different vantage is one I think would help with healing.

I would love to see products and services that help consumers get more control over their data and online identity

totally agree.

@ASakaguchi Now THAT'S a good way to get an entirely new perspective on everything!

A4: The time has come to ditch those expensive hypervisors, they just aren't needed anymore. They served a great purpose for more than 20 years, but times are changing. Users can now confidently deploy applications on Linux KVM hypervisor or containers.

Seriously though, since this is a technical convo, I think the very literal consumerization of IT will be realized in 2021 more fully. The way we interact with our phones is the way we want to interact with IT systems. Unification, simplicity, abstraction...

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infrastructure and systems will be commoditized so that the only emphasis is on the data. Policy will follow data, not exist on clouds or infrastructure. Complete untethering of the data is what I'd like to see.

@ASakaguchi Exactly correct, I often wonder how successful the iPhone would have been without apps, certainly not nearly as popular without social media apps...point is the phone is not the "thing" really it's how and how much we NEED to interact

Microsoft have created the data substrate which is detaching data from the services and applications which it was created in. this will provide a major advantage to organisations wishing to utilize and manage their data better

@dave_padmos Agreed. It's the ecosystem for sure. But all that complexity and interworking goodness in the device is abstracted leaving us only the experience--with the ability to customize it. That's what awaits IT.

i don't think it will happen fast enough, but we need to get businesses off of email

I don't often hear the term "mundane" connected with data security and PII privacy, especially if we're talking about YOUR data!

SMB attackers are opportunistic. They go to where it is easiest. Most times, they take advantage of mundane, day to day opsec issues like patching, exposed ports. Not sexy, but this is where most of our claims are

opsec doesn't get a lot of attention because it has to do with talent resources and training, some technology (on a low budget). But its the slient killer of SMBs

Mundane = Lack of Focus, never ceases to amaze me that companies "wake up" every year or two as a "hack" appears in the news...then mundane let's them relax which is ironic

@editingwhiz This stuff is HARD. I have no idea how end users sort through all of this techno-mumbo jumbo and figure out how to protect their data. NOT mundane..just the opposite.

@brucekornfeld it's a DAILY challenge!

@SandyAdam Just disconnect your corporate network from the internet - you'll be safe!!!!

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continued to be focused on just increasing the level of automation and predictive analytics in play to keep improving the effort @RotemIram

Us security guys are passionate about this, but a business manager doesn't care. I call these mundane because operations is hard, and there is no magic solution, and its not exciting to talk about. And managed security in SMB is, well... not great

the more emails I get saying my data has been breached, the more I appreciate you security guys!

interesting to consider SMB. it's a matter of resources. probably a bigger political/economic situation here. But how can you advance 'management' capabilities, if you are struggling to survive. Dare I ask, are restrictions responsible for data compromise?

i am biased, but i see SMB security converging around cyber insurance. As the insurance company, I have a vested interest, resources and scale to help SMBs stay safe.