Modern workplaces are embracing more technology to improve employees’ experiences and productivity as well as to support hybrid workforces. This digital transformation across the enterprise drives greener, safer and more efficient operations with the help of cloud and IoT technologies, such as collaboration tools, real-time monitoring and connected office IoT devices.
Corporate networks are seeing a spike in consumer IoT devices. These range from connected printers and coffee makers to smart speakers and cars. And their numbers are growing. IoT devices are projected to be over 30% of total devices on corporate networks.
While connected devices deliver undeniable benefits, they also represent an unprecedented risk as IoT devices are often overlooked and not fully integrated into overall IT security strategies. The result is that connected devices are one of the weakest links of the enterprise network for several reasons, including IoT devices that are:
The scale of these vulnerabilities may come as a surprise. More than 70% of enterprises have experienced hacking attempts on their IoT devices, and 25% of attacks involve IoT in the kill chain.
These vulnerabilities, when not addressed, can cause a significant impact to your network. Many IoT devices have enough system resources to be a jump host for lateral movement to allow attacks to crawl into the rest of the enterprise network.
IoT security is often overlooked and has real challenges, like the following:
We need a different way to secure IoT devices with the right visibility, control and security protection. Here are some of the key considerations, leveraging a Zero Trust principle:
One of the common questions we receive from customers is: “We have many types of IoT devices. Where do I start?” Here are a couple considerations to help you prioritize in your IoT security journey:
Machine learning (ML) and AI can help you scale. IoT device behavior should be predictable and is a good use case to leverage ML to provide a high fidelity and scalable solution for device identification and behavior baseline and anomaly detection.
As IoT devices become mainstream devices in your enterprise workplace, it is also important to make sure IoT security is part of your security infrastructure and workflows, as opposed to being a siloed approach.
Palo Alto Networks Enterprise IoT Security Can Help You
Fully embedded in our Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Prisma Access platforms, our Enterprise IoT Security closes the loop by combining IoT device visibility and risk insight, Device-ID based contextual segmentation and least privilege access policy with continuous trust verification, and threat prevention and behavior anomaly detection.
Palo Alto Networks Enterprise IoT Security, complemented by its Zero-Trust framework, is the only solution in the market today that enables maximum return on investment (ROI) and enhanced efficiency. This unique solution provides deep visibility, focused operational insights and enhanced security for all connected devices in one platform.
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