Austin, Texas, USA, Oct. 18, 2022: Portnox, a company that’s into Cloud-native, zero trust access and endpoint security solutions, recently announced the general availability of the first cloud-native IoT security solution to help mid-market and enterprise businesses address rising Internet of Things (IoT) security threats.
It said in a press release that the new product, available via the Portnox Cloud can empower organisations to accurately identify, authenticate, authorise, and segment IoT devices across their network to ensure an effective zero trust security posture.
“No organisation is immune to the inherent and increasing number of security risks IoT devices pose as they are more susceptible to vulnerabilities and, therefore, prime targets for cyberattacks. Companies of all sizes must properly secure these devices to prevent them from serving as a gateway onto the corporate network by cybercriminals. But as networks become more complex and distributed, and as the number of IoT devices continues to grow, it’s becoming more and more difficult to identify and control access for these devices across a given network, let alone secure them,” said Denny LeCompte, CEO at Portnox in the press release.
Juniper Research predicts that the total number of IoT connections will surge to 83 billion by 2024, while Ponemon Institute found that most (94 percent) organisations think that a security incident related to unsecured IoT devices or applications could be “catastrophic”.
Already helping more than 1,000 organizations navigate ever-changing cybersecurity threats, Portnox solutions are purpose-built to be exceptionally easy-to-use, scale, and manage. With the addition of IoT fingerprinting and profiling to the Portnox Cloud, Portnox customers can now utilise enhanced confidence in the security posture of their network with respect to IoT – without the cost and resource demands associated with traditional on-premise IoT security solutions that can often be complex to configure, deploy, and maintain, claimed Portnox.
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