Internet of Everything attack surface grows

The proliferation of more than 16 billion connected computing devices today has significantly expanded the attack surface of our interconnected world. Unauthorized, BYOD, vulnerable Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and a rapidly expanding market of low-cost, plug-and-play, cyber espionage devices represent an emerging threat vector and nefarious counterpart to the IoT: the Internet of Evil ThingsTM (IoET).

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“There’s not a CIO out there who has an effective umbrella strategy for the Internet of Things today,” said Shawn Wiora, CIO and CISO at Creative Solutions in HealthCare. “The attack surface is gargantuan – and continues to grow exponentially. Making matters worse, current approaches don’t offer the robust, enterprise-level security that’s needed.”
 
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