A 5-Minute Guide on How to Secure IoT Devices Within Your Enterprise

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IoT security is an often-neglected area within an enterprise’s IT infrastructure. Unfortunately, this makes these smart devices the perfect targets to breach your organization’s security defenses. Here’s a quick list of key pointers on how to secure IoT devices within your organization’s IT environment…

Let’s cut right to the chase: you need to know how to secure IoT devices within your organization (even if you don’t yet know it). Whether you’re using wireless cameras on-prem or you’ve deployed remote sensors to keep an eye on things elsewhere, every new network connection represents a potential attack surface for cybercriminals to target.

But how big of a potential problem is this, really? Let’s look at some telling industry data:

  • Eclipse Foundation research shows 47% of survey respondents already have IoT on their networks. Furthermore, nearly two-in- four indicate that they plan to achieve the same within the following 12-24 months. This move toward digital transformation shows an openness to embracing new technologies.
  • Fortune Business Insights’ data shows the IoT market is projected to surpass 1.4 trillion devices by 2027. This…

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