Here at SecureWorld we've been thinking a lot lately about the future, for 2018 and what's beyond. The velocity of change and innovation hurtling towards us—not to mention threats—is phenomenal. And it's only accelerating. We know that because we're all experiencing it, but how do we prepare and best respond? Or rather, get out in front of it?
“Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future," says the Danish proverb. But the process of predicting—challenging and uncertain as it is—is always worthwhile. And there's no time like now for our InfoSec community to be doing exactly that. We can't afford not to.
Which is why we've made this the theme of our upcoming conference season: "FAST FORWARD ⏩ Predicting & Preparing for Our Cyber Future." Join us as futurists, innovators, and leaders cast a vision for what's ahead for cybersecurity in 2018, and the decades to come.
Some top tech minds had some of their own predictions to share recently in this HuffPost article:
Innovation moves at the speed of imagination in tech, leading us to look ever forward to the trends and technologies that will shape our future. As we move into a new year, it is only fitting that we contemplate the direction of the industry, and begin to project the path that it will take and the areas that will bear the most exciting results. We asked top industry experts their thoughts, predictions, and aspirations for 2018. The answers covered a wide range of topics, from machine learning and DataOps to thoughts about investor backed companies and the effects of the repeal of net neutrality. However, they all seem to share an overall optimism for the state of tech in 2018.
Lily Chang - VP, Strategic Transformation, JV, VMware
“2018 will drive the era of ‘clouds everywhere,’ impacting every generation, every walk of life, across all of society. AI, automation and platforms that accelerate game-changing human/machine interactions will drive innovative products, services and more. Smart IoT, and datafacation will become the buzzwords in 2018, as technology infrastructure evolves to support any application, on any device, across any cloud.”
