DAVOS-KLOSTERS, Switzerland, Jan. 21,
2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The world is at a "technology
crossroads" where society needs to move beyond trusting emerging
technologies and focus on deploying them in ways that benefit
society, Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) Chief Trust Officer
Tom Patterson will tell futurists
this week in Davos.
"During the World Economic Forum in 2018, there was a seminal
panel titled 'In Technology We Trust' that posited that the
movement to trust technology for our global security is the most
pivotal and important discussion of all. While still true today, we
need to get beyond the discussion of any inherent trust in specific
technology and focus on how it will actually be used to benefit
global society," said Patterson. "Technologies like 5G, quantum
computing, artificial intelligence and biometrics are individually
disruptive, but collectively they will completely rewrite the
global trust models – for better or worse. Our levels of security
and privacy in the years ahead will be dominated by the decisions
we make today."
Patterson will both present his views on this technology
crossroads and participate in an expert panel of cybersecurity
futurists from Barclays, Intuit, Palo Alto Networks, SAP and SINET
at the Cyber Future Dialogue 2019 event, to be held on January 22 at Davos-Klosters in Switzerland. Among the topics in Patterson's
presentation will be the importance of citizens playing a role in
deciding how emerging technologies will apply to their lives in
protecting and providing critical infrastructure across
governments, transportation, energy, finance, defence and
healthcare.
Patterson's presentation in Davos serves to extend Unisys' presence as a
leading voice in Europe's ongoing
dialogue around cybersecurity. The company announced in
November 2018 its support of the
Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace in line with its
commitment to global cybersecurity and the promotion of best
practice across international governments and businesses. Unisys is
an early supporter of this global initiative, which aims to make
the Internet safer around the world.
Patterson also serves as the co-lead of the working group of the
White House Cyber Moonshot subcommittee – which is co-chaired by
Unisys Chairman and CEO Peter
Altabef – of the National Security Telecommunications
Advisory Committee (NSTAC). Founded in 1982 by President Reagan and
an act of Congress, NSTAC is chartered to provide information and
advice to the President with respect to national security. The
Cybersecurity Moonshot report includes a set of recommendations for
a "whole of nation approach" regarding the internet – similar in
spirit to the one once announced by President Kennedy for "landing
a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth" by the end
of the 1960s.
Unisys leaders also actively support the EastWest Institute
(EWI), a global network of influential stakeholders committed to
and engaged in building trust and preventing conflict around the
world. Altabef serves on the EWI board of directors.
To stay updated with the news, views and key developments from
Davos, follow a series of cyber
security blogs from Patterson in both English and German at
www.unisys.com/patterson.
About Unisys
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company that builds high-performance, security-centric solutions
for the most demanding businesses and governments on Earth. Unisys
offerings include security software and services; digital
transformation and workplace services; industry applications and
services; and innovative software operating environments for
high-intensity enterprise computing. For more information on how
Unisys builds better outcomes securely for its clients across the
Government, Financial Services and Commercial markets, visit
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