The report highlights the opportunities and challenges presented by new technologies in the coming year. 5G will provide increased bandwidth for data-intensive innovation, while AI will power business decision-making, requiring accurate data. AR/VR will also see growth in healthcare and industry, but will first need to overcome challenges. Near-term security threats include deepfakes, infrastructure attacks, and cloud hacking. The report emphasizes the importance of operationalizing all data to fuel AI and defeat "dark data." New data strategies will accelerate success, and blockchain will provide new methods for ensuring data trust. The MITRE ATT&CK framework will guide stronger security, and emerging data-driven technologies will have a significant impact on everything.
