More than ever, we rely on cellular connectivity. While in our homes and offices we enjoy lightning-fast speed fiber connectivity, once out in our car or on the streets, we enter the wireless connectivity world.
It wasn’t that long ago that Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) implemented rolling blackouts throughout California in an effort to prevent wildfires — an unprecedented move in the U.S. It raised the question of how companies that rely on networks to run their businesses prepare for power outages.
There are billions of connected devices in use worldwide, and that number is increasing by the millions every year. Unfortunately, many of these IoT devices, as well as those currently being developed and deployed, lack critical security features, making them easy targets for hackers and botnets.
Change is a part of any industry, driven by innovators who recognize the need to grow. This philosophy was elegantly underscored in a Wall Street Journal article titled “The Genius of the Tinkerer.” The author, Stephen Johnson, referenced what he called the philosophy of the adjacent possible.
Drawing on 20 years of experience at Cygnacom, Schwartz pens ‘Can You Crack the Code?’
January 31, 2020
Cygnacom’s senior manager of federal professional services, Ella Schwartz, was named the winner of the 2020 Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books in the Hands-on Science Book category for her book, “Can You Crack The Code? A Fascinating History of Ciphers and Cryptography.”
Mission Critical magazine spoke with several industry experts — on topics ranging from cybersecurity and the upcoming election to 5G and cloud service selection — to catch a glimpse of their outlooks.