Securing the digital revolutionSecuring the digital revolution :: Mmegi Online

The world is hurtling toward a more decentralised digital future, characterised by unprecedented linkages amongst people, data, and objects. In order to reap the benefits of innovation, without creating massive vulnerabilities, we need to anticipate and address the threats now. JULIAN KING* writes

BRUSSELS: Pity the person who invests heavily in canals right before the railways start operating. You could understand, for example, why the sponsor of the Bridgewater Canal (perhaps England’s first) would vehemently oppose the planned Liverpool and Manchester Railway. But the march of technology could not be stopped – nor could the new challenges it raised. The same is true of today’s digital innovations.

When the L&M Railway eventually opened in 1830, it was a revolutionary success, kickstarting the age of steam and changing the world in ways that could not have been foreseen.

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Securing the digital revolutionSecuring the digital revolution

The world is hurtling toward a more decentralised digital future, characterised by unprecedented linkages amongst people, data, and objects. In order to reap the benefits of innovation, without creating massive vulnerabilities, we need to anticipate and address the threats now. JULIAN KING* writes

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