December, 20208 IN MYV EWLIVING IN THE `CLOUDS'? KEEP DATA SAFE WITH `ZERO TRUST'It is dizzying how digital our worldhas become. Whether you're latched onto a personal device, working for the government or indeed, driving a connected car, does anyone truly realize how much information we send and receive in a day? And most importantly ­ whether that data remains private?According to McKinsey & Company,it is estimated that connected cars create up to 25GB of data per hour, which equates to dozens of movies stored in HD every 60 minutes.With more than 125 millionconnected cars forecast to ship worldwide by 2022; andthe world's populationto share almost 320 billion emails daily by 2021... try towrap your head around the scale of data consumption in our hyperconnected world. Not to mention the billions of otherconnected `things'like meters, traffic lights, fridges and alarms that increasingly communicate with both humans and each other, every single day. It is not just the amount of data usethat's increasing. It is also the sensitivity and importance of the information that peopleand machines are sharing ­ both personally and professionally. Whether it's inputing credit card details into transport apps, sending digital contracts to complete a merger or acquisition or a vehicle sending data to your insurer in the event of an accident ­ this is our new normal. Designing a Smart-er CityAs Asia advances its smart cities agenda, both private industry and government agencies are looking for ways to accelerate mobile workforces; as well as turning to digital platforms to engage with citizens, other agencies, business partners and customers. With that, comes the many risks of speed and efficiency versus security. The World Economic Forum 2019 global risk report has named cyber-attacks and data breaches as the fourth and fifth most serious risks facing the world today. The ASEAN region particularly has become a prime target for cyberattacks given its dynamic position as one of the fastest growing digital economies in the world. Malaysia is no exception ­ According to the Accenture Tech Vision 2016 report, Malaysia is among the top ten countries in the world most vulnerable to security attacks, with 65 percent of Malaysian companies at risk of such attacks. In fact, there have been cases of systems being compromised for years at a time without being discovered.Given the case, there is even more urgency for a prevention-first approach towards combating cyberthreats.Smart-er City, Smart-er Government As government agencies collect and share more digital information to evolve and enhance citizen experiences, BY STEPHEN MAK, VICE PRESIDENT, ENTERPRISE SALES, ASIA AND JAPAN, BLACKBERRY
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