In a connected world, a business cannot function without multiple relationships with third parties outside vendors, contractors, affiliates, partners and others. The exploding number of online access points to companies means, our walled fortress of firewalls and the like now has hundreds and thousands of doors. These doors are guarded by sentinels that allow any variable packet (think an employee badge without a picture) to pass through that wall. That can be a very good thing for growing a business.”]

