LOCH Technologies IoT and Wireless Security Predictions 2021
Summary
“With rapid advancements in connectivity options as well as the rollout of digital initiatives being accelerated by the pandemic, we’ll see exponential growth in IoT deployments continue in 2021 across nearly every industry especially retail, healthcare, and manufacturing, as well as the public sector and at all levels of government,” said Garry Drummond, CEO at LOCH. “While businesses are focused on innovation, improving customer experiences, operational efficiency, and new revenue growth opportunities, the attack surface is growing for cyber threat actors motivated by financial gain or hacktivists and cyber terrorists motivated by political, ideological, or social gain.” Blog post: LOCH 2021 Predictions: Smart Cities, Exponential Wireless IoT Growth, and the Push to Secure the Largest Attack Surface in History • Proliferation of Connectivity Options including 5G and Satellite - 5G plays an increasing role in everything from smart cities, connected cars, and industrial automation. • Wireless Home Networks and Shadow IoT - With Covid-19 still rampant, the workforce will continue to be remote for the foreseeable future and this will increase an organizations risk profile, therefore, businesses will be seeking solutions to keep company assets secure. Fueled by the pandemic, hospitals are racing to embrace new capabilities to stay connected with their patient’s, therefore organizations are looking for more convenient telehealth services aided by IoT devices that monitor health levels. However, with potentially thousands of wireless devices in their environments, governed by dozens of new protocols and new operating systems, companies face the challenge of identifying these vulnerabilities, much less preventing attacks.