What Smart Cities Can Teach Us About Smart Businesses

The rapid growth of smart city concepts and the innovation of technologies to operate them present the security industry with opportunities

Dubai is on a mission. It wants to become the world’s smartest city by 2021 and has more than 545 initiatives in the works to fundamentally change the way people experience the city. And Dubai is not alone. Cities around the world want to provide residents and visitors with greater access and connections via technology as more people begin to migrate to urban areas.

Smart cities are sustainable, both environmentally and economically; proactive in detecting threats; able to break down big data gathered from devices throughout the city into understandable, usable information; liveable for people and utilise connected components.

The rapid growth of smart city concepts and the innovation of technologies to operate them present the security industry with opportunities. Smart cities will also look to the security industry to help secure the data collected and transmitted through all this interconnectivity. To make this possible, cities must invest in a robust infrastructure to support the technology they’re installing.

Secured communication must happen, with secured identity, secured entry and secured storage. This is critical to the success of smart cities. Wonderful devices that are connected must but secured, if not, they become the weakest link. Smart businesses should follow the lead of smart cities and secure their cyber risks.

Some businesses simply have higher risk due to the nature of their work. Examples include construction businesses, entertainment venues, industries that deal with vulnerable persons and any other business that may attract adverse behaviour from those with opposing ideologies - such as RSL clubs, places of worship and sporting organisations.

Barringtons security risk management and assessment team has decades of experience working with clients of all shapes and sizes across a broad range of industries. Their arsenal of Risk Assessment Management Services includes Cyber Security Risk Assessments and Cyber Penetration Testing and they are able to provide a quick turnaround on any enquires and develop valuable solutions in addition to reporting on any weaknesses in an organisation.

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Source: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/monthly-issues/security-technology/archive/2019/march/the-benefits-of-being-smart/