Who Will Win the Battle for the Metaverse?

It was once just a niche concept adored by tech nerds (including yours truly); it is now a global craze: The metaverse. First coined in 1992 by science fiction writer Neal Stephenson, « metaverse » was used to describe a parallel world in which humans interacted with each other in a three-dimensional virtual space, or as avatars.

Fast-forward thirty years later, the term metaverse is now mainstream and is believed to become with a massive growth opportunity. In a note to investors, last week, Mark Shmulik, internet analyst at Bernstein, said the metaverse is likely to be « really big, » with a combined annual run-rate of most markets at $2 trillion and growing. It’s likely for this reason Mark Zuckerberg earlier this year said he wanted to transition the company away from its singular focus on social networks towards a more immersive idea aimed for the metaverse.

Read more

Mots-clés : cybersécurité, sécurité informatique, protection des données, menaces cybernétiques, veille cyber, analyse de vulnérabilités, sécurité des réseaux, cyberattaques, conformité RGPD, NIS2, DORA, PCIDSS, DEVSECOPS, eSANTE, intelligence artificielle, IA en cybersécurité, apprentissage automatique, deep learning, algorithmes de sécurité, détection des anomalies, systèmes intelligents, automatisation de la sécurité, IA pour la prévention des cyberattaques.