In its analysis of the impact of COVID-19, consultancy McKinsey calculated that digital transformation programs accelerated by seven years in just a few months to meet customer demand. This, in turn, has fueled growth in IoT. Today, we’re seeing IoT finally come of age as enterprises move from experimentation to understanding how to deploy IoT.
Security of Device Cited as the Biggest Hurdle to Overcome
Research shows that organizations reap multiple benefits by embarking on IoT projects, including entering new markets and launching new product lines to disrupt business models and markets. However, while businesses can reap impressive benefits from IoT, adoption is not without its challenges. Again, in our research, over one-third of our survey respondents (39 percent) said the device’s security and the environment was the biggest hurdle they had to overcome, and 35 percent said that device onboarding and cellular connectivity had proved difficult.
So why is IoT security so problematic?
Continue reading: https://www.iotforall.com/why-securing-your-iot-device-has-never-been-more-important
Security of Device Cited as the Biggest Hurdle to Overcome
Research shows that organizations reap multiple benefits by embarking on IoT projects, including entering new markets and launching new product lines to disrupt business models and markets. However, while businesses can reap impressive benefits from IoT, adoption is not without its challenges. Again, in our research, over one-third of our survey respondents (39 percent) said the device’s security and the environment was the biggest hurdle they had to overcome, and 35 percent said that device onboarding and cellular connectivity had proved difficult.
So why is IoT security so problematic?
Continue reading: https://www.iotforall.com/why-securing-your-iot-device-has-never-been-more-important
