{"id":28008,"date":"2019-07-24T13:29:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T13:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/when-it-comes-to-the-iot-wi-fi-has-the-best-security\/"},"modified":"2019-07-24T13:29:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T13:29:00","slug":"when-it-comes-to-the-iot-wi-fi-has-the-best-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/when-it-comes-to-the-iot-wi-fi-has-the-best-security\/","title":{"rendered":"When it comes to the IoT, Wi-Fi has the best security"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When it comes to connecting internet of things (IoT) devices, there is a wide variety of networks to choose from, each with its own set of capabilities, advantages and disadvantages, and ideal use cases. Good ol\u2019 Wi-Fi is often seen as a default networking choice, available in many places, but of limited range and not particularly suited for IoT implementations.<\/p>\n

According to Aerohive Networks<\/a>, however, Wi-Fi is \u201cevolving to help IT address security complexities and challenges associated with IoT devices.\u201d Aerohive sells cloud-managed networking solutions and was acquired recently by software-defined networking company Extreme Networks for some $272 million<\/a>. And Aerohive’s director of product marketing, Mathew Edwards, told me via email that Wi-Fi brings a number of security advantages compared to other IoT networking choices.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not a trivial problem. According to Gartner, in just the last three years, approximately one in five organizations have been subject to an IoT-based attack<\/a>. And as more and more IoT devices come on line, the attack surface continues to grow quickly.<\/p>\n