Telecom equipment maker Ericsson has predicted there will be 50 billion devices connected to data networks by 2020. They predict those connected devices won’t just include computers and smartphones, but cars, homes and industrial devices, as well. For this type of convenience, the potential for hackers, cybercriminals and armies, is eminent-all those newly networked machines represent billions of new targets. The security problem will be much bigger than trying to secure your laptop or smartphone. Eventually, the car in your garage, the electrical meter on the side of your home, even the products you buy at the store, will be connected to various networks and to the Internet. Each new networked device is a potential entry point for a hacker.

Luckily, Addison-based Revere Security Corp. develops security software for this new wave of connected devices. The company has moved from perfecting its algorithms to pitching its products to customers, ranging anywhere from the U.S. military to power companies.

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