{"id":24750,"date":"2019-01-28T17:11:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T17:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/build-security-into-your-iot-plan-or-risk-attack\/"},"modified":"2019-01-28T17:11:00","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T17:11:00","slug":"build-security-into-your-iot-plan-or-risk-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/build-security-into-your-iot-plan-or-risk-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Build security into your IoT plan or risk attack"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is no longer some futuristic thing that\u2019s years off from being something IT leaders need to be concerned with. The IoT era has arrived. In fact, Gartner forecasts there will be 20.4 billion connected devices globally by 2020.<\/p>\n

An alternative proof point is the fact that when I talk with people about their company’s IoT plans, they don\u2019t look at me like a deer in headlights as they did a few years ago. In fact, often the term \u201cIoT\u201d doesn\u2019t even come up. Businesses are connecting more \u201cthings\u201d to create new processes, improve efficiency, or improve customer service.<\/p>\n

As they do, though, new security challenges arise. One of which is there’s no \u201ceasy button.\u201d IT professionals can\u2019t just deploy some kind of black box and have everything be protected. Securing the IoT is a multi-faceted problem with many factors to consider, and it must be built into any IoT plan.<\/p>\n