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Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine | Posted: June 30, 2016
Summary Sentence:
Big Data from the growing network of connected devices raises a complex set of cybersecurity and privacy concerns.
Full Summary:
Some 6.4 billion connected devices will be in use worldwide at the end of 2016, up 30 percent from last year and reaching 20.8 billion by 2020, according to research firm Gartner Inc. In fact, 5.5 million new things get connected every day. At Georgia Tech, researchers have been deeply invested in working on the details of this connection—the Internet of Things (IoT)—which along with great promise brings a complex set of security and privacy concerns.
Why Big Data NowIt’s more than a buzzword—Big Data is a big deal. And though we’ve been creating, collecting and analyzing data forever, the current explosion in digital technology gives us access to an ever-expanding treasure trove of information that’s changing the way we’re conducting research, raising new cybersecurity concerns and much more. Of course, Georgia Tech stands right in the middle of the action.
