2011 saw the untimely death of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, and as we recognized his many accomplishments, the full impact he left on the world is still hard to believe. While his loss will certainly reverberate across Apple Corporation and the tech industry as a whole, I wondered what message this visionary man left the security industry.
Jobs blended technology foresight and innovative design ideas with marketing skills and business acumen. He wrapped these attributes around a vision of how technology could be used, and then delivered products with an uncompromising attention to detail. He saw the future of where technology is going and the security industry should pay close attention or risk missing the next big opportunity.