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The Growing Presence (and Security Risks) of IoT

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As most of us know, IoT devices are on the rise in enterprise networks. According to McKinsey & Company , the proportion of organizations that use IoT products has grown from 13 percent in 2014 to 25 percent today. The issue is that these tens of billions of new devices will likely amplify the inherent security risks of IoT.

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Bitdefender 2020 Consumer Threat Landscape Report – Attackers Increasingly Target the Human Layer

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Internet-connected smart devices, like surveillance cams, smart light bulbs, smart locks and doorbells and baby monitors, are notoriously fraught with vulnerabilities, posing grave security risks. These new changes and trends in the threat landscape will likely spill over into 2021. While interesting, this shouldn’t come as a surprise.