Mexico. Westcon-Comstor's business unit and one of the leading Cisco technology wholesalers, offers interesting facts about cybersecurity in the Internet of Things and how to secure connections.
What are the concerns about personal data? 71% are concerned or very concerned with their credit card information, followed by 61% with passwords. While 56% are less concerned or not at all concerned about the history of the browser as well as personal photographs. And 47% with information about jobs or work emails.
What is the importance of IoT in the global cybersecurity market?
In 2015 it was 7%
2016 was 10%
2017 is 16%
2018 will be 23%
2019 30%
2020, 38%
It should be noted that 25% of attacks on companies will involve IoT connections in 2020, and only 10% of IT budgets for security will be invested in protection against this type of attack.
Are current security industry standards sufficient to protect IoT connections?
73% answer No, and updates are necessary.
13%, not sure.
8%, Yes.
6%, No, worse updates are not necessary.
Are device manufacturers implementing sufficient security measures for IoT?
75%, No
22%, Not sure
3%, Yes.
What are the main corporate concerns of IoT Security?
41% vulnerability in the devices themselves
36% data leakage
14% access control
6% asset management
3% other
What do CIOs think is effective against those cyberattacks?
43% avoid storing sensitive data on devices
17% change security settings
14% change password
14% turn off Internet-enabled features when the device is not in use.
5% other
Finally, 71% of corporate cybersecurity professionals for IoT are not monitoring IoT devices in real time. Forrester estimates that more than 500,000 IoT devices will be affected in 2017. According to IDC forecasts, more than 75% of IoT device manufacturers will improve their cybersecurity and privacy settings by 2019.
