The Digital Fort Knox
This brings us to the other side of the coin, the cybersecurity angle. It’s one thing to stop a hacker from Russia, it’s another thing entirely to stop Dave from accounting, who has legitimate access to everything. This is where firms like CyberArk Software come in. They specialise in managing ‘privileged access’, which is a fancy way of saying they try to figure out if Dave is working late or plotting a corporate heist.
It’s a monumental challenge. You have to monitor your own people without turning the office into a surveillance state. The technology that makes modern AR possible, like the laser scanning tech from a company such as MicroVision, is incredibly valuable. The more valuable it becomes, the bigger the target it paints on your back. The old model of relying on a sternly worded non compete agreement is, frankly, proving to be about as effective as a chocolate teapot.