Founder’s Corner | Pandian Gnanaprakasam on Securing Hyper-Connected Organizations

Breaking down the challenges of securing IoT, IoMT, and critical infrastructure

Pandian Gnanaprakasam, ORDR’s co-founder, shares front-line insights on securing connected devices — from high-risk IoT and unmanaged assets to IoMT in hospitals, industrial systems, and building-management systems across critical industries. In the Founder’s Corner, he reflects on the breakthroughs and lessons that shaped ORDR’s unified approach to visibility, risk reduction, and segmentation in today’s hyper-connected world.

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