In the next two to five years, entirely new ways of storing, sharing, and using data will require a major shift in how enterprises think about identity, value, and security.

Organisations are shifting their cybersecurity strategy from reactive to agile.

Organisations are no longer merely reacting to threats. Instead, they are creating IT infrastructures—and even entire enterprises— which are agile and adaptive, where breaches are addressed before they happen.

Cybersecurity is changing its focus from devices to services.

While tools such as firewalls have become standard for securing devices and zones, risk management in the digital age requires a big picture, managed-service approach which can protect entire IT ecosystems over time.

Organisations are evolving from discrete entities into networks.

Digital value creation requires shared data, and that means networked individuals and networked organisations. Risk management can’t simply shut off less secure systems, it must adapt to include them without compromising core data security.

Data is moving beyond silos and into pools and streams.

Data is no longer strictly assigned to specific departments, applications, or even individuals, but is being shared across and between organisations.