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IDG Contributor Network: 3 reasons why security automation is as cool as blockchain

Brendan O'Connor

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In October 2017, Forrester published one of its most popular reports, The Top 10 Technology Trends To Watch: 2018 to 2020.

According to the report, a “dawning trend” is that automated security intelligence and breach response will unshackle security and risk. The other trends that received the same position were: IoT will shift computing toward the edge, distributed trust systems (i.e. Blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and distributed ledgers) will challenge centralized authorities, and employee experience will redefine apps. Security automation is as big of a deal as IoT and blockchain? Yes! It’s time to start paying attention.

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