In this Edge Field Day article, Sulagna Saha discusses the intricacies of navigating data through the edge and how important edge security is. Edge computing is a trailblazer technology that will play an outsize role in boosting the Internet economy, and democratizing technology. But in the past, we have all seen good techs gone bad, and ways criminals can abuse a perfectly good solution. The edge maybe smart, and an empowering tool, but it still lacks social guardrails and security safeguards. It is on the vendors to recognize the best practices and applications so that users can harness this technology comfortably, without compromising on data security.
In this Edge Field Day article, Sulagna Saha discusses the intricacies of navigating data through the edge and how important edge security is. Edge computing is a trailblazer technology that will play an outsize role in boosting the Internet economy, and democratizing technology. But in the past, we have all seen good techs gone bad, and ways criminals can abuse a perfectly good solution. The edge maybe smart, and an empowering tool, but it still lacks social guardrails and security safeguards. It is on the vendors to recognize the best practices and applications so that users can harness this technology comfortably, without compromising on data security.
Edge computing continues evolving exponentially, and it's never been more obvious after I served as a delegate for Gestalt IT’s Edge Field Day #2 (EFD2) in Santa Clara, CA. After returning home from Oracle Cloud World 2023 in Las Vegas just a few weeks back - more on my experiences here - I had the