Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 41 | Page 55

DI SIRINIWASA, VICE DENT SUB-SAHARAN CA AT TREND MICRO Q + A + Q + A + Q + A + Q + A + Q + A + Q + A + Q + A + hreat rs and moving parts rs now need to take w their employees le make use of the risk. Companies cloud to support as an additional n you set up iness in the cloud, ensure that the he cloud, access to s connecting to the g more action to get people to e future, not now e to prove they uctive working ig game changer. secure them. At Trend Micro we can secure business from the endpoint to the cloud, across the network and into the data centre. It’s not a debate about changing technology. It is a discussion about ensuring you have the right technology in place to cover all aspects of your business but most importantly, it is about educating people. Looking ahead The impending use of 5G is going to mean more data, more bandwidth and, in this, easier and more seamless access to the cloud because the cloud is where the real data intelligence will lie. Devices are going to become more intelligent. The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is going to demand more stringent security by way of better password management, better security software and more sophisticated user education. Other good practices that need to be stepped up now more than ever is security patching and updates. Are we going to have to do things differently when it comes to security? In part, yes. But the same best practices will apply. www.intelligentcio.com