Best of LinkedIn: ICT & Tech Insights CW 27/ 28

Zero Trust reached mainstream execution: Microsoft released an interactive self‑assessment and Palo Alto Networks was named a leader, signalling board‑level demand for identity‑centric controls

Practitioners emphasised routine hygiene – from travel‑ready security playbooks to context‑aware trust signals – as the front line against a rising volume of ransomware and credential abuse

Concern rose around GenAI integration; long‑lived API keys and unsecured agents were flagged as new attack surfaces needing immediate policy hardening

Posts urged firms to move from “watching” to “experimenting” – build small pilots, form cross‑industry partnerships and invest in specialised talent ahead of the first commercial‑scale advantage

Multiple voices stressed encryption risk: Bitcoin and other public‑key schemes are viewed as vulnerable, accelerating interest in quantum‑safe cryptography

Hardware momentum continued: IBM patents for true random number generation, PsiQuantum’s million‑qubit ambition and photonic processors at room temperature all point to diversified technology bets

Robust guard‑rails for AI agents were shown to cut failure rates materially, underlining the shift from proof‑of‑concept to SLA‑driven deployment

The UK launched a national robotics‑adoption programme, framing automation as an economic productivity lever rather than a research topic

Frontier discussions linked AI with protein simulation and genomics, reinforcing the convergence of compute, biology and health

Edge solutions are maturing from single‑purpose hardware to integrated stacks; AWS IoT Greengrass v2.15 added security and troubleshooting features at device level

Posts positioned edge as a latency‑critical complement rather than a cloud replacement, supporting real‑time manufacturing and vehicle workloads

Supercomputing centres such as Barcelona showcased sovereign high‑performance infrastructure for public‑good research

Trend radars from OEMs illustrated the journey from early quantum exploration toward concrete mobility use‑cases

Security themes crossed into automotive, highlighting the need for Zero Trust architectures in connected vehicle ecosystems

A new 5G partnership underscored telco–auto collaboration around low‑latency services

Banking executives discussed AI‑driven super‑apps and quantum‑enabled risk models as twin forces reshaping financial services

Commentators stressed proactive cyber‑resilience to contain fraud as digital penetration deepens

Device suppliers shifted narrative from selling hardware to delivering clinical outcomes, aligning revenue with value‑based care

CIO insights reinforced Zero Trust as the backbone for global healthcare data protection

Cross‑sector alliances are leveraging 5G to unlock new solution spaces, from smart factories to immersive mobility services

Digital initiatives were flagged for lacking governance alignment; experts called for coherent roadmaps that tie technology spend to measurable sustainability results