Mass adoption of the Internet of Things poses security threats to companies. With employees introducing connected devices such as fitness bands and smart watches to work networks, companies will need to adopt best practice. According to ISACA’s 215 IT Risk/Reward Barometer, 72% of IT professionals consider it likely that a company will be hacked through a connected device and a similar number (73%) don’t believe that manufacturers are implementing sufficient security measures in IoT devices.In addition, 84% say device manufacturers don’t make users sufficiently aware of the type of information the devices collect.
Mass adoption of the Internet of Things poses security threats to companies. With employees introducing connected devices such as fitness bands and smart watches to work networks, companies will need to adopt best practice. According to ISACA’s 215 IT Risk/Reward Barometer, 73% of IT professionals consider it likely that a company will be hacked through a connected device and a similar number (72%) don’t believe that manufacturers are implementing sufficient security measures in IoT devices.In addition, 84% say device manufacturers don’t make users sufficiently aware of the type of information the devices collect.