Patching vs. Uptime: What You Need To Know About Securing Industrial IoT Networks
NETWORKComputing, Friday, September 1,2023
Misconfiguration, ransomware, and alert fatigue could lead to downtime on industrial IoT networks in industries such as manufacturing and energy.
As IT, cloud, and industrial networks come together in industrial environments like shipping ports, oil refineries, and factories, organizations are facing new security threats.
In fact, Cisco says 35% of its customers mention security as a top obstacle to IoT. In addition, in the report 'The State of Industrial Security in 2022" from Barracuda Networks, 93% of businesses reported that an IIoT/OT security project had failed.
In an Industrial IoT (IIoT) environment, networks, switches, routers, and wireless equipment connect to sensors on physical machinery. Because IIoT networks incorporate automation, they could bring new efficiencies by collecting data at the edge and enabling visibility into issues ahead of time. This process is called the Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0.