Cybersecurity is a threat to the globe. The quicker it can be dealt with, the better it is. In order to quickly find the problem, the organizations have to deal with the available big data more efficiently. Edge analytics is the concept of extending edge computing to data analysis. The advantage is that analytics can be done closer to the devices which actually generated the data so that the predictive maintenance can be carried out and security problems can easily be dealt with. This is important in situations where waiting for sensor systems to transmit data to a remote cloud is just a wastage of time , for example the case of train safety.Edge analytics can act as a veritable antidote to the malicious act of hackers. Read more at:  http://www.csoonline.com/article/3195922/data-breach/is-edge-analytics-the-front-line-of-cybersecurity.html