--- title: Business Technology Strategy | Christopher Kline description: Chris Kline has worked in various tech support roles since 1997 including field service, helpdesk, bench tech and project roles. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Systems and Network Administration from Bellevue University and is Microsoft Windows 7, Configuring Certified. He joined Innovative, Inc. in 2009 as a Systems Technician. 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He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Systems and Network Administration from Bellevue University and is Microsoft Windows 7, Configuring Certified. He joined Innovative, Inc. in 2009 as a Systems Technician. He currently works on Innovative's Network Operations Center (NOC), where he monitors and troubleshoots critical network elements of Innovative's more than 150 managed customer networks. - **Connect with Christopher Kline** - - [mailto:ckline@innovativeinc.net](mailto:ckline@innovativeinc.net) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://blog.innovativeinc.net/blog/internet-of-things-security-risks) [Technology Strategy](https://blog.innovativeinc.net/blog/topic/technology-strategy) | [Cybersecurity](https://blog.innovativeinc.net/blog/topic/cybersecurity) | [Devices](https://blog.innovativeinc.net/blog/topic/devices) ## [Internet of Things (IoT) Security Risks and Challenges](https://blog.innovativeinc.net/blog/internet-of-things-security-risks) By: [Christopher Kline](https://blog.innovativeinc.net/blog/author/christopher-kline) April 28th, 2020 As a business owner, you embrace new technologies that: Help your business grow. Keep your employees happy and motivated. Complete work better, faster, and cheaper. All facets of our personal and business lives are becoming more digital. More tools and technologies are available than ever before, many of which help achieve the business goals above. They automate processes, provide data to inform better decisions, and support employees doing their best work. We get instant answers from our personal assistants, automate our home or business temperature, and order products by simply asking for them out loud. All this technology keeps personal data about us, our habits, and our businesses. that information secure is paramount. 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