New Research Indicates Security Drives Private Networks in Enterprise IoT Deployment>
IOT Evolution – Ken Briodagh
Syniverse recently announced the findings of an Omdia study, which reportedly looked into the concerns and opportunities seen by enterprises around Internet of Things (IoT) implementation. Most companies see strong business cases for adoption of IoT as part of a broader digital transformation process, the report said, according to the release. The study was conducted across 200 enterprise executives in North America and Europe in several vertical industries already deploying IoT, including financial services, retail, manufacturing, health care and hospitality. With 50 percent of respondents identifying data, network, and device security as the biggest challenges to IoT adoption, the study, âConnected Everything: Taking the I Out of IoT,â reinforces the trend of moving move away from the public internet, as concerns such as malware and data theft and leakage increase, the company said. Indeed, when asked about how IoT security concerns are being tackled, 50 percent of respondents cited putting IoT devices on their own private networks, and 97 percent are either considering, or currently using, a private network for their IoT deployments. ⢠44 percent stated integration with legacy IT and networks; and ⢠40 percent cited integration with business processes.
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