AN executive of a security company warned of more network attacks once the Internet of Things (IoT) comes into full swing.
“There will be 20 billion to 100 billion devices connected to the Internet. As the attacks increase, the sophistication also gets higher,” Kelvin Chin of Palo Alto Networks (PAN) Inc. said in a news briefing in Makati City.
Vincent Oh, director of system engineering, PAN-Asean, urged companies pursuing digital transformation to pursue the same degree of security in their information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure. “You don’t want hackers to penetrate your apps and move into your business,” Oh pointed out.
Although companies accept the rising cost of computing power, Chin said ICT executives do not give importance to the security of the networks. Nevertheless, he pointed out that officials should always factor the mathematical element because attacks would cost higher in the long run.
Chin, country manager for PAN Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam, said the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA) should strengthen its ranks to fight the present and future perils of hacking. “There should be a joint effort in fighting hacking,” he said.
Chin also said Palo Alto introduced advancements to its next-generation security platform that extend the ability for customer organizations to safely enable applications, including software as an application services (SaaS) options, content and users regardless of location; prevent successful cyberattacks; simplify security operations; and securely embrace the cloud.
Oh said Palo Alto is aware that security companies must be always aware that new risks are a threat, especially as organizations expand their IT architecture. Oh said inclusion of SaaS application usage to the mix, and the need to secure all these architectures against ever-increasing, sophisticated threats and adversary techniques being used to gain access to assets and data regardless of where they are located.