• Corpus ID: 9466575

The Internet of Things : Reduce Security Risks with Automated Policies

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• Computer Science

The Internet of Things (IoT) is creating extraordinary opportunities in business, education, and government. But to take advantage of these opportunities, you first need to mitigate new kinds of security risks. This white paper, intended for IT and operational technology (OT) professionals, explains a new approach to IoT security, one that: ● Extends cybersecurity solutions to the OT environment and physical security solutions to the IT environment ● Correlates and analyzes data from IoT devices the moment it arrives on the network to produce actionable security intelligence ● Acts on that intelligence automatically, according to policy, and enforces different policies depending both on the threat and on the purpose of the system that's under threat The Internet of Things: New Benefits, New Security Challenges Connecting previously unconnected devices to the Internet is improving the way we work and live (see sidebar). Already, people can find and reserve open parking spaces on their smartphones. Cities conserve water by monitoring soil moisture over the network and remotely controlling sprinklers. Utilities monitoring smart meters can detect outages before customers report a power loss. Manufacturing operators receive real-time alerts when equipment temperatures start rising so that they can make repairs that prevent interruptions. Mining companies improve safety by tracking the location of equipment and miners. The Internet of Things is unleashing these and other imaginative applications in business and government. But it also complicates security, for the following reasons. The IoT comprises more than 10 billion devices and will likely grow to 50 billion by 2020. Each one is a potential entry point for an attack. Cisco defines the Internet of Things as the convergence of IT networks, operational technology (OT), and smart objects.