As the Internet of Things has developed and boomed, little thought has been given to security, with a report, predicting that security measures are years away from being effective. The report by Juniper Research states that, “While IoT devices have become more secure over time, they still lack many basic protections such as password resets, device isolation, or data encryption.” My view goes like this: Bottom line: Enterprises need to have a long-term plan for IoT and pilots in the short run, but better think through security before broad deployments. It warns that millions more devices are entering the market with majority of them without any security built in.
As the Internet of Things has developed and boomed, little thought has been given to security, with a report, predicting that security measures are years away from being effective. The report by Juniper Research states that, “While IoT devices have become more secure over time, they still lack many basic protections such as password resets, device isolation, or data encryption.” It warns that millions more devices are entering the market with majority of them without any security built in.