The emergence of large-scale use of Internet of Things (IoT) – a digital network of devices that may be used to record and transmit data – may extend the horizons of internet technology indefinitely. Social networks currently allow people to connect and interact with one another digitally. When the IoT becomes commercially available, it will give individuals the opportunity to interact with devices, and devices the ability to interact with each other on a network that would dwarf the magnitude of today’s cloud. Due to its projected pervasiveness in the global market, it is not surprising that this is – and will continue to be – a hot topic beyond IT.

Last year the U.S. government faced what is believed to be the largest cyberattack, as the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) discovered an intrusion into personal information of more than 4 million current and former federal employees, according to a recent OPM press release.

Viable technological solutions are widely available to assist companies in maintaining an appropriate level of protection against cybersecurity threats; however, there appears to be a widespread unwillingness by companies – big and small – to invest in adequate, up to date technological products. The unfortunate truth is that it is an investment enterprises overlook or simply marginalize. A recent July 2015 Help Net Security study concluded that 22% of CIOs and security managers say their networks were breached in the last 12 months, and yet a staggering 63% have trouble convincing top management that AETs (advanced evasion techniques) – network breaching techniques that implement a multitude of current evasion methods in order to create a new one – exist and are costly.