Cybersecurity is on every manufacturer’s mind these days, as more machines are connected and more groups and alliances emerge as a way to promote security standards and best practices for automation applications. While the focus has been on the control systems, as a result of some high profile data breaches, there are probably a thousand other “little things” on the network—from sensors to 3D printers—that could potentially be an open door to a bad actor.
With that in mind, Deloitte, which partnered with Dragos in 2017 to expand its cyber risk services for industrial control systems, recently polled over 4,200 professionals to gauge how much they understand the risk exposure of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Based on the feedback from the respondents, there is still a lot to overcome when it comes to IoT and cybersecurity.
When asked: How confident are you that your organization’s connected products, devices, or other “things” are secure today?, the consensus was, “not very.”More than half of the respondents (51%) were somewhat confident, while 23% were uncertain or somewhat not confident. Only 18% said they felt very confident in their…
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