{"id":34908,"date":"2020-05-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/the-internet-of-things-in-2020-more-vital-than-ever\/"},"modified":"2020-05-11T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T10:00:00","slug":"the-internet-of-things-in-2020-more-vital-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/the-internet-of-things-in-2020-more-vital-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"The Internet of Things in 2020: More vital than ever"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you work in IT, you\u2019re probably safely ensconced at home right now, clinging to your laptop at the edge of your company\u2019s network. The shift from office to home has been momentous. But it\u2019s also symbolic of a larger trend: The network edge has become as important as the network core. Remote workers aside, the IoT (internet of things)<\/a> is the biggest reason why the edge has become so crucial.<\/p>\n

According to Gartner, a crazy variety of some 21 billion connected \u201cthings\u201d are at this moment collecting data and performing all sorts of tasks. The majority are consumer devices, from smart speakers to watches to door locks. The rest serve business: medical devices, engine sensors, industrial robots, HVAC controllers\u2026almost every enterprise now relies on IoT devices in one form or another.<\/p>\n