As the internet of things (IoT) and smart home devices become increasingly popular, the number of security issues and attacks on IoT devices are also on the rise. Over the recent years, there are many incidences involving consumer IoT devices that have seen malicious actors gaining access to home networks by taking advantage of vulnerabilities in devices. According to analysts, IoT devices will be over 20 billion by 2025. That is an awful lot of devices. This means that these devices will be everywhere around us. With this large number of devices, the security incidences will be high. Here are a few tips that will help you keep your IoT connections safe.

Cloud computing continues to unify the world in so many ways. This came out stronger during the coronavirus pandemic than any other time. Although vaccines will play a critical role in reopening the world economy, nothing will be more vital than technologies such as cloud computing, whose impact was felt as we needed to work but were forced to do so remotely due to social distancing. This technology has expanded during the pandemic because many people adopted remote work and meetings as the governments and companies tried to keep their people safe from infections. With the rising adoption, you, as a CEO, need to update your cloud computing knowledge. Here are a few things that CEOs need to know about cloud computing even as they run their organizations: 

Hybrid cloud is no longer an emerging trend in 2021. It is a technology that has continued to be adopted and is reshaping organizations on a whole new level. The hybrid cloud enables businesses to perfectly blend the on-premise, private, and public cloud capabilities, which allows companies to share data and migrate applications between these cloud platforms.  By taking advantage of the hybrid cloud approach, IT teams are becoming more agile and efficient. They are capable of suiting to the changing business needs faster and accurately than ever before.  As you think about adopting the cloud approach, expect these trends in the hybrid cloud in 2021.