{"id":3935,"date":"2019-06-03T15:38:57","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T19:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/endpoint-security\/?p=3935"},"modified":"2019-06-24T14:30:46","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T18:30:46","slug":"seven-things-to-know-the-basics-of-iot-security-for-enterprises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/endpoint-security\/seven-things-to-know-the-basics-of-iot-security-for-enterprises\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven Things to Know: The Basics of IoT Security For Enterprises"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What are the basics of IoT security?<\/p>\n

Enterprises remain well aware of the potential of the Internet of Things (<\/span>IoT<\/a>) devices. In fact, businesses across the U.S. and the world embrace IoT as a means for clearer communications and processes. IoT devices can provide your business with statistics and actionable insights not easily attainable by any other technology.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Yet enterprises continue to struggle with the basics of <\/span>IoT<\/span><\/a> security. Of course, this creates new cybersecurity vulnerabilities which could spell disaster. How can businesses prevent external threat actors from penetrating their digital perimeters without consistent endpoint security on the IoT? <\/span><\/p>\n

To help your enterprise with the basics of IoT security, we outline seven points you must know. Here they are: \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Why the Basics of IoT Security Matter<\/b><\/h2>\n

Any conversation of the basics of <\/span>IoT security<\/span><\/a> must include the reasons why the devices pose such a cybersecurity threat. <\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, IoT device designers rarely include extensive endpoint security firmware in their products. In fact, having any kind of cybersecurity on the devices proves a rarity. This transforms them from a business process boon into a serious weakness. <\/span><\/p>\n

Compounding the issue, even those devices with endpoint security make maintaining it inconvenient. Usually, manufacturers don\u2019t publically announce security patches, often forcing enterprises to catch up after the fact. Additionally, updating and patching IoT items can create difficulties; IT security team must use up valuable time and resources to do so. <\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, the endpoint security embedded on IoT devices rarely proves adequate to stand up to modern cyber threats.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. The Consequences for Failing the Basics of IoT Security<\/b><\/h2>\n

Now that you understand the risks involved in the IoT, you must also come to terms with the consequences of those risks. Without this knowledge, your efforts to correct this endpoint security issue could fizzle out; motivation works better with foreknowledge of potential results. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, enterprises need this foreknowledge now more than ever. A recent survey by Trend Micro indicates enterprises fail to understand the consequences of failing the basics of IoT security: <\/span><\/p>\n