Why IoT Security Is So Hard To Implement

[via SecurityWeek.com]

The Internet of Things (IoT) is integrating the physical world and computer-based systems more and more through a vast network of electronics, software, sensors, actuators and connectivity. According to Statista, the IoT juggernaut is growing nearly 20-percent annually and on track to hit $8.9 trillion by 2020. All the while, a quarter of all IoT remains devoted to industrial settings — the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

Unfortunately, as the new opportunities for innovation, efficiency and convenience multiply, so do the IoT-related vulnerabilities and attack surfaces for malicious actors to exploit. And because cyber attacks take advantage of the weakest link in a chain, organizations can’t just pick and choose which IoT vulnerabilities to address — they have to deal with them all, in real-time. 

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