End-user spending on security and risk management in India is forecast to total $2.6 billion in 2022, an increase of 9.4% from 2021, according to Gartner, Inc. There is a significant shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals. Therefore, end-user organizations in India often engage with security service providers to meet their cybersecurity objectives.

The Internet of Things (IoT) gateways are becoming an increasingly important link in the IoT security and device authentication value chain and emerging as a crucial conduit for intelligent operations across the entire IoT. The new wave of next-generation smart IoT gateways has arrived at an opportune time, enabling a breadth of novel security, intelligence, and authentication operations at the edge

Despite the growing number of vulnerabilities in cloud infrastructure services, containers and other products with a prominent role in cloud enablement, cyber hygiene is still the biggest risk, security analysts at Skybox Research recently revealed in their 2019 Cloud Trends Report.

As Internet of Things (IoT) devices continue to proliferate, the onus is on organizations to put security at the forefront of their IoT priorities according to new recommendations from Deloitte. From cameras to toothbrushes, thermostats to hospital infusion pumps, connected devices are actively being targeted by cyber adversaries determined to compromise corporate and individual privacy, construct botnets, place malicious software and steal intellectual property.

By 2023, more than 15% of UK broadband households will have professionally installed or nontraditional residential security systems, according to new research from Parks Associates, with nontraditional solutions in the majority. The firm’s Digital Living Forecasts: Professional Residential Security in Europe also notes that more than 10% of Spanish broadband households and 9% of French broadband households will have residential security systems by 2023.

New research from Parks Associates’ Smart Home Tracker: Market Sizing and Trends estimates nearly 14 million new smart home controllers will be sold in the US in 2024. The tracker provides industry insights and analysis on the latest trends in the smart home space, including the need for new privacy protection and authentication measures.

Uptake of smart home devices continues apace and is on track to ship 137 million units in 2019, worth $16 billion in trade value, according to a new market report from Futuresource Consulting. That represents a 37% volume increase on 2018, with a slowdown in home hub sales being eclipsed by accelerating growth in other categories. And although growth remains strong, it is now tracking slightly below previous Futuresource forecasts.

Gartner, Inc. has identified seven emerging security and risk management trends that will impact security, privacy and risk leaders in the longer term. The IT consultancy defines “top” trends as ongoing strategic shifts in the security ecosystem that are not yet widely recognized but are expected to have broad industry impact and significant potential for disruption.

Although an overwhelming majority of consumers are very concerned about the security of their personal data, smart devices and online services, that anxiety has no impact on purchase decisions, new research from Parks Associates reveals.

European spending on mobility solutions is forecast to reach $293 billion in 2018, according to a new update to the Worldwide Semiannual Mobility Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC). IDC expects the market to post a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.4 percent, leading to spending in excess of $325 billion in 2022.

While IT, and most businesses, have been focused on operational excellence for the past 20-30 years, Gartner, Inc. analysts said it’s time security leaders put the focus on customer experience.