The IoT has brought internet connectivity to all sorts of everyday objects in the workplace that previously never required it to function and it has introduced new items designed to improve performance and/or protect workers or property, such as technology designed to monitor remote workers. Consequently, modern organisations need to think beyond traditional devices and machinery, like desktop computers and manufacturing plant, when considering what sort, and the extent, of disruption that could result from a loss of power supply or internet connectivity.
Power cuts would’ve been the primary source of concern regarding the usability of machinery and computers in the past, but in the Digital Age, while power supply is still a prominent issue, there is a lot more to prepare for, such as problems involving:
- third party data centres;
- web-hosting suppliers;
- financial transactions; and
- ransomware, 'denial of service' (DoS) and similar online attacks.