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Security Is Now Part of the Edge Ecosystem

IT infrastructure deployed over the past four to five decades created a lot of silos. But those silos are starting to erode, said Theresa Lanowitz, head of cybersecurity evangelism, AT&T Cybersecurity. Organizations began to consolidate their data, applications and infrastructure with cloud computing. In some applications, there is a need to process data closer to the source, and that's what edge computing delivers.

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The perception of and investments in the edge ecosystem have changed compared to what they were three to four years ago. Quoting from the 2023 AT&T Cybersecurity Insights Report, Lanowitz said survey participants are investing on average 22% of their overall edge budgets on security, 22% on applications, 23% on strategy and planning, and 30% on networking.

"Organizations are investing in the edge but they also know that their endpoints are changing," said Lanowitz. "They want to make sure they are future-proofing themselves and that they are going to be dynamic in their cyber resilience. That's because security edge is not linear or a straight line. It's a circuitous, often confusing, and often-changing environment."

In this video interview with Information Security Media Group at RSA Conference 2023, Lanowitz also discusses:

• The evolution of the edge ecosystem;
• Key highlights from the 2023 AT&T Cybersecurity Insights Report;
• Best practices and advice for edge deployments.

Lanowitz speaks on trends and emerging technology poised to help today's IT organizations flourish. Prior to joining AT&T Cybersecurity, she founded the industry analyst firm Voke to highlight emerging technologies and the benefits of adoption ahead of legacy analyst firms. Before that, she served as research director at Gartner.