New Report: Forrester and ForeScout Research on IoT and OT Security Challenges
Link: https://www.forescout.com/iot_forrester_study/
Published: 8 November 2017
ForeScout commissioned Forrester Consulting to see if organizations can adequately and accurately secure their networks with the rise of IoT-connected devices. The study sheds additional insight into this issue that may be surprising:
- 77% of companies admit that increased usage of IoT devices creates significant security challenges
- IoT is forcing 76% of surveyed security leaders to re-asses how they secure their networks
- Individual lines of business—who often work with operational technology and traditional security teams, such as a security operations center—often don’t see eye to eye on how IoT-connected devices should be managed
- Satisfaction with IoT security is high but doesn’t hold up when tested with an audit
- Security risk that companies are willing to tolerate in relation to compliance requirements for IoT security is higher than expected
