{"id":9006,"date":"2020-10-30T20:19:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T20:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swanislandnetworks.com\/clone_backup\/?p=9006"},"modified":"2020-11-29T21:45:18","modified_gmt":"2020-11-29T21:45:18","slug":"corporate-security-predictions-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swanislandnetworks.com\/clone_backup\/corporate-security-predictions-2021","title":{"rendered":"Corporate Security Predictions and Trends 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9006\" class=\"elementor elementor-9006\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59aee04 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"59aee04\" 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Most organizations are planning for whatever new normal will emerge in the coming months and thinking about longer-term trends that will impact our people, markets, operations, and economy for decades. Many are struggling, making hard choices to ensure day-to-day and month-to-month survival.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62990ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62990ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab08c5b\" data-id=\"ab08c5b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dea26f8 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dea26f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Multinational companies must juggle thousands of different situations and regulations across their various sub-jurisdictions around the planet, multiplying the complexity of their operations. Many more companies may operate in a limited area, but are dependent on supply chains that span the globe. The COVID-19 pandemic is a stubborn foe and has defied (so far) any kind of \u201csilver bullet\u201d such as the vaccine which finally brought polio under control in the 50s. It\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/business-functions\/organization\/our-insights\/decision-making-in-uncertain-times\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">challenging time<\/a> for all of us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c6ef68\" data-id=\"8c6ef68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f8b7a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f8b7a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>DOWNLOAD<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swanislandnetworks.com\/clone_backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Corporate-Security-Predictions-and-Trends-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Corporate Security Predictions &amp; Trends 2021 [PDF]<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62c8d75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62c8d75\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cfe882\" data-id=\"2cfe882\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d27aa9 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"3d27aa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"It is the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) that those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Charles Darwin*<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e36eca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e36eca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>*(The University of Cambridge&#8217;s Darwin Correspondence Project tells us Darwin didn&#8217;t say this, but he should have!)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31d7feec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31d7feec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The team at Swan Island Networks has built a collection of corporate security predictions and trends that we think will impact your security world and overall organization in the next 18 months, directly and indirectly. Our company lives in this rapidly changing security ecosystem and we interact with a broad range of customers, partners, &#8220;coopetitors&#8221; and competitors, so our forecast includes many of these collaborations and discussions.\u00a0<\/p><p>Our predictions are also informed by the conversations that occurred in a virtual executive roundtable I hosted for ten consecutive weeks as the COVID-19 virus spiked. Attendees highlighted significant problems that weren\u2019t always obvious, such as elevator choke points for high rise, multi-tenant buildings. Everyone shared real-time insights, including input from one participant living through the stages of the virus \u2013 symptoms, testing, contact tracing challenges, and recovery.\u00a0<\/p><p>Change continues to be a constant, and new developments are happening at a stunning pace, so I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll find we missed the mark on some predictions and were eerily right on others.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-723db18c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"723db18c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Uncertainty and speed of change<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4593588e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4593588e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The world has been accelerating in many areas for decades, and we know this rapid pace is going to continue. Our prediction centers around how organizations will reframe how they manage change. We anticipate most companies will spend more resources monitoring emerging events in order to prevent or mitigate damages\u2014examining secondary and tertiary areas of impact due to the rising complexity they are encountering.\u00a0<\/p><p>The pandemic has sharpened everyone\u2019s sense of awareness, and most companies have experienced events that might have been foreseen, prevented, or at least mitigated if someone had been paying closer attention. Never have the phrases \u201cpay me now or pay me later\u201d and \u201cif you snooze, you lose\u201d had as much impact. The roller coaster is going faster. Buckle up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a6388d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a6388d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8883d19\" data-id=\"8883d19\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-366f738 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"366f738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We anticipate most companies will spend more resources monitoring emerging events in order to prevent or mitigate damages\u2014examining secondary and tertiary areas of impact due to the rising complexity they are encountering.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-940331f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"940331f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-707ab08\" data-id=\"707ab08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a39d7fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a39d7fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Uneven pandemic and economic recovery<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83594cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83594cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The economic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/industries\/public-and-social-sector\/our-insights\/us-small-business-recovery-after-the-covid-19-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recovery<\/a> is seesawing almost everywhere, forcing many organizations and communities to open, close, move a phase back, open schools, and in some cases immediately reclose them. Spain has reverted to a severe infection state, so worldwide diligence clearly must be a sustained 24&#215;7 effort until vaccines show up and impact the majority of global populations. This uncertainty will ripple through companies and impact their staffing and security postures. It\u2019s hard to define a trend here, but we have seen flexibility, innovation and rapid adoption of new methods by the firms handling this the most effectively. We predict the sense of urgency gained will continue and be a benefit to future days.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc3e4ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cc3e4ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Civil unrest and crime<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fa45914 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fa45914\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Worldwide, the number of unemployed people has skyrocketed. The pandemic is ac-celerating income inequality issues as people with few resources to begin with have\u00a0to spend what little they have on keeping the lights on, food on the table or look to stressed community programs for help. Rising levels of desperation, frustration and anger drive antisocial behaviors and domestic violence. Legitimate protests against racial injustice are increasingly being marred by opportunistic violence and looting. We\u2019ve al-ready seen spikes of shootings and murders in several major US cities. We\u2019re predicting an unpredictable global situation where careful monitoring and early reactions will help mitigate damages for organizations and communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e270d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80e270d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Threat awareness<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2890bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2890bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Companies that were prepared and ready for the pandemic should take a bow (with their mask on), because most organizations got a big collection of surprises and negative impacts. We work with several companies who were aware of the virus early on, modified an already existing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/business-functions\/risk\/our-insights\/responding-to-coronavirus-the-minimum-viable-nerve-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pandemic plan<\/a>, augmented PPE on hand, and reaped the benefits. Our prediction is that many more companies will adopt 24&#215;7 all-hazards threat monitoring as a \u201cmust have\u201d corporate security function, and devote more dollars to contingency planning and capability. We also predict, as with cyber-security, the board and C-Suite will take a more engaged role in managing and directing this effort.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dcfd61 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8dcfd61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swanislandnetworks.com\/clone_backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fusion-medical-animation-covid19.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swanislandnetworks.com\/clone_backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fusion-medical-animation-covid19.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.swanislandnetworks.com\/clone_backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fusion-medical-animation-covid19-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swanislandnetworks.com\/clone_backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fusion-medical-animation-covid19-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swanislandnetworks.com\/clone_backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fusion-medical-animation-covid19-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70f98f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70f98f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Outbreaks - virus recurrence<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-902ac8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"902ac8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Security personnel are essential personnel, and vulnerable to exposure despite good training and guidance by the security firms. We predict a major trend will be workforce uncertainty and contingency planning for personnel and systems impacted by a sudden recurrence of the virus. We also predict that testing and screening will become more precise and have nearly instant results, allowing companies to pinpoint problems earlier and adjust responses closer to real time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92030fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92030fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Commercial real estate in flux<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cefe62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cefe62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Few prognosticators are willing to predict the state of commercial real estate for the next five years. One can make the case that people will continue to work from home, or that emerging satellite-based high-speed Internet connections will allow a permanent exodus from major metropolitan areas \u2013 if you can connect, can you really work anywhere? None of this is proven or certain; the outcomes will have impacts that could affect every aspect of future security efforts. \u00a0<\/p><p>I predict a mixed environment going forward because critical talent will be able to dictate their preferences in many cases, making a uniform or dictatorial approach by management difficult. The digital collaboration environment is here to stay. Companies should prepare to incorporate home addresses into threat monitoring to manage the distributed cybersecurity danger.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbeb0cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbeb0cc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f35638\" data-id=\"9f35638\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a04079e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a04079e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The digital collaboration environment is here to say.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ed11bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ed11bb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc6ecf9\" data-id=\"cc6ecf9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db740f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4db740f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. Silo merging - budgets<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0cd77e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0cd77e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>For some companies, 2021 will demand some very harsh changes in personnel and spending to support the survival of the organization. For essential services like security, the answer will be doing more with less, driving our prediction that companies will assess the cost\/value relationship of the tools they are using, evaluating competitive solutions that either cost less, offer more value, or provide more flexibility.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5f0ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b5f0ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. Silo merging - effectiveness<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b15bc38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b15bc38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019ve seen a trend toward merging <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swanislandnetworks.com\/clone_backup\/enterprise-risk-management-3-keys\">enterprise resource management<\/a> (ERM), business continuity, and physical and cyber security into a unified risk\/security structure that gains some economies of scale and centralizes responsibility for the C-suite and board of directors. Too many companies have been disappointed or blindsided by the lack of cohesiveness between the strategic, operational and tactical functions responsible for protecting the corporation.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d16b1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d16b1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9. Cybersecurity<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b706d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3b706d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Cyber is going to continue as a top threat for corporations, complicated by work-at-home flexibility. We\u2019re predicting a couple of major breaches where CISOs didn\u2019t segregate work computing from family computing, and home users\u2019 access from the corporate crown jewels. Hackers will either lock down sites (ransomware) or steal very valuable intellectual property.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c07119f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c07119f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swanislandnetworks.com\/clone_backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2021-predictions-satellite.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swanislandnetworks.com\/clone_backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2021-predictions-satellite.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.swanislandnetworks.com\/clone_backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2021-predictions-satellite-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swanislandnetworks.com\/clone_backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2021-predictions-satellite-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swanislandnetworks.com\/clone_backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2021-predictions-satellite-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.swanislandnetworks.com\/clone_backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2021-predictions-satellite-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b84d3e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b84d3e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10. LEO satellite-enabled security<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137023f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"137023f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Getting the bandwidth for monitoring far-flung pipelines, property, and assets has been a challenge \u2013 even many in the US and other developed countries are bandwidth-chal-lenged in rural areas. The LEO satellite <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.aboutamazon.com\/company-news\/amazon-receives-fcc-approval-for-project-kuiper-satellite-constellation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">constellations<\/a> by SpaceX and Amazon\u2019s Kupier project promise to deliver 4G+ speed bandwidth to every inch of the planet. Besides enabling very remote work from home locations, we predict a surge in security sensors of great variety that can relay geospatial-enabled alerts to government and industry very quickly, broadening the proactive lens aperture. We also predict continued poorly coordinated sharing of this information, blunting its effectiveness (as with the\u00a06,000+ different jurisdictions for 911 alerts).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-203dd59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"203dd59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">11. Automation and systems investment<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a1ff9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67a1ff9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>New technologies are continuing to emerge, and we predict a major funding uptick by the investment community (venture capital, private equity) in preventive and response capability solutions. You saw the almost-immediate repurposing of infrared sensing technologies to monitor for temperature screening and similar reapplications with video recognition systems. One robot technology could flash a warning to non-masked entrants using object recognition capabilities. Technology continues its relentless decrease in price and increase in capabilities!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a705fcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a705fcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">12. Artificial intelligence<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e24a7ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e24a7ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>If you look at the literature and ads, you\u2019d think everything in the security world is AI-powered; that machine learning is the norm for all corporations; and predictive intelligence is already globally deployed. While the trends are definitely heading these directions, we predict that it will take time before these are all standard issue. We also predict that long-term solutions will be built on AI Service Stacks from the major cloud providers, like Microsoft (Azure), Amazon (AWS) and Google (Cloud), much as high-level language compilers enabled a huge increase in software application development.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a1c482 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a1c482\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">13. Intelligent video<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b49479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b49479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Cameras and video management are great, but require a human actively watching (one of the most boring jobs on Planet Earth), or they\u2019re relegated to a forensic tool after incidents happen through a query of the Video Management System. A rapidly emerging set of intelligent video solutions will change the face of video surveillance (pun intended) by recognizing license plates, people, weapons, threatening interactions and much more. These systems can trigger structured alerts to a central\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.swanislandnetworks.com\/clone_backup\/10-reasons-situational-awareness\">situational awareness<\/a>\u00a0capability, allowing immediate and more proactive response by the security function.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7241a012 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7241a012\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;opacity-tilt&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;opacity-tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 2600 131.1\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.5\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 69.1z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.25\" d=\"M2600 0L0 0 0 130.1 2600 69.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 2600 131.1\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.5\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 69.1z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.25\" d=\"M2600 0L0 0 0 130.1 2600 69.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6de0b00a\" data-id=\"6de0b00a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0762159 content-align-cta-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-cta-box\" data-id=\"0762159\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-cta-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-call-to-action bg-img bg-fixed\">\n        <h3 class=\"title\">Next-gen capabilities<\/h3><p><p>You are seconds away from monitoring breaking alerts and updates from around the globe.<\/p><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swanislandnetworks.com\/clone_backup\/demoaccount\"   class=\"cta-button \">GET STARTED<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-91b53f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91b53f5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f25255\" data-id=\"9f25255\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51189ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51189ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">14. Drones and robots<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80a7005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80a7005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>We predict another watershed moment in security alerting as drones and robots de-crease in price, increase in capability, and combine with other emerging technologies such as connectivity, sensors and intelligent video. There may well be new collaborations between government, organizations, and watchdog organizations to enable privacy protection where possible. Note: Those drones and robots could become very invasive, especially as they shrink in size.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f0fa29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f0fa29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">15. Supply chain<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d82c5f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d82c5f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Many organizations were caught short when the worldwide lockdowns went into effect, losing vital suppliers and experiencing major delays on essential products like masks and disinfectant wipes. We\u2019re predicting enhanced monitoring and situational awareness of vital supply chain elements, including the financial health of suppliers, and parallel disruptions such as extreme weather incidents. We also see multi-continent sourcing redundancy, as the worldwide recession drags on toward a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swanislandnetworks.com\/clone_backup\/5-ways-improve-economic-recovery-results\">recovery<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28e4fd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28e4fd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">16. 24x7 Operation Center creation and expansion<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d689607 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d689607\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019re seeing many more companies create a 24&#215;7 monitoring and command center environment, and predict this will continue, particularly where a company\u2019s assets and key relationships span the globe. The role of several of the security departments we work with has been broadening to incorporate additional 24&#215;7 services; brand monitoring on social media is one example. The Security Operations Center could become the Services Operations Center as the need for rapid reaction and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/business-functions\/risk\/our-insights\/responding-to-coronavirus-the-minimum-viable-nerve-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">continual response<\/a> increases.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b7449f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b7449f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swanislandnetworks.com\/clone_backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/woman-on-laptop-in-coffee-shop.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swanislandnetworks.com\/clone_backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/woman-on-laptop-in-coffee-shop.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.swanislandnetworks.com\/clone_backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/woman-on-laptop-in-coffee-shop-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swanislandnetworks.com\/clone_backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/woman-on-laptop-in-coffee-shop-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swanislandnetworks.com\/clone_backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/woman-on-laptop-in-coffee-shop-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b4432c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b4432c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">17. Security vendors consolidation<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97fa47e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97fa47e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019ve seen multiple acquisitions (WorldAware, Stabilitas, Phoenix Systems) in just the last six months. It\u2019s easy to predict that this will accelerate as more companies move to-ward broader, more integrated security solutions. Everbridge, the market leader, has an impressive market capitalization that has increased sharply, but that\u2019s also made them a target to established competitors and disruptive startups.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7ef569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7ef569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">18. Integrated security providers<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de3e34d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de3e34d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Companies like Allied Universal have greatly augmented their manned security business with technology and high value risk\/consulting services. This trend is likely to increase in the coming years as the complexity of blending many different vendors and contracts intensifies; we\u2019ve had multiple companies express a desire for a single point of accountability who can manage and optimize the increasing number of equipment, data feeds, and integration efforts.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-916801a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"916801a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-061a309\" data-id=\"061a309\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8c70cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8c70cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> The security function we see today will look quite different in five years. Make it happen, watch it happen, or end up wondering \u201cwhat just happened?\u201d<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-057fa1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"057fa1b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24c1677\" data-id=\"24c1677\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f0fbe4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f0fbe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">19. Innovation<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec7c1a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec7c1a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019re predicting more\u2014an easy extrapolation based on the last 25 years and Moore\u2019s law. It\u2019s more exciting (and harder) to predict the combinent solutions that meld multiple emerging technologies and disrupt an industry with a new integrated solution. Uber is a great example. Building an efficient ride-sharing system pre-smartphone, pre-mobile payments and other technologies would have been very difficult 15 years ago. Iridium (satellite communications) and WebVan (online grocery) are examples of good ideas that launched too early, before the needed supportive technological infrastructure had been developed.\u00a0<\/p><p>We predict that intelligent video, AI, sensors, and mobility (drones and robots) will be combined into multiple disruptive capabilities in the next 36 months. Several futurists are <a href=\"https:\/\/electronics.howstuffworks.com\/future-tech\/10-groundbreaking-futurists.htm#pt10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on record<\/a> saying we\u2019ll have more change in the next 20 years than we\u2019ve had in the last 100 years. The security function we see today will look quite different in five years. Make it happen, watch it happen, or end up wondering \u201cwhat just happened?\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f121851 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f121851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">20. Interoperable data<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b66b38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b66b38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Proprietary lock-in by vendors will be eroded by customers insisting on plug-and-play interfaces between systems. Google enabled great GIS interoperability with its global donation of KML. The Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) was developed by a consortium of emergency managers, guided by OASIS (itself a nonprofit consortium), to work across disparate systems and is freely available for use. We predict a greater use of interoperable data for device-enabled alerts and an increasing awareness by security strategists of the power of interoperability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af443bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af443bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">21. Surge services<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f0990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37f0990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Keeping extra headcount around for a high-impact, low-probability incident response team is going to be a tough sell to the C-suite, especially as budgets tighten. We see a continued trend toward contingency services \u2013 GSOC as a Service (GaaS), Analysts as a Service (AaaS), Intelligence as a Service (IaaS) as a means to ramp efforts in an emergency but keep fixed spending at a known level.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffdd27b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffdd27b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">22. Information sharing<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9172ec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9172ec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Due to the pandemic limiting water-cooler interaction and ad hoc meetings, companies have had to share more information electronically, and have reaped the benefits of digital, time-shifted communication. Cross-organizational information sharing has increased and we predict that the speed and cost burdens of staying current on a solo basis will encourage more information sharing alliances for non-proprietary data.<\/p><p>We hope you found these predictions insightful, and we welcome your feedback. Send us comments, augmentations, praise, quibbles, and pans. We\u2019ve found non-proprietary information sharing to be a force multiplier, harnessing the wisdom of the crowds and saving immense amounts of time for all involved. Please <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swanislandnetworks.com\/clone_backup\/contact-us\">contact us<\/a>\u00a0or tweet us at <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwanIslandNet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SwanIslandNet<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c83f696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c83f696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>This article was first published on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drj.com\/journal\/corporate-security-predictions-and-trends-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disaster Recovery 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