Internet of Things

DigiCert unveils Device Trust Manager for IoT security

DigiCert, a global provider of digital trust products, has announced the evolution of its IoT security platform with the launch of DigiCert Device Trust Manager, an innovation designed to safeguard IoT devices throughout the entire lifecycle. The new Device Trust Manager addresses the critical needs of device manufacturers for an integrated and scalable solution to secure IoT devices, manage complex compliance requirements, and ensure operational and device integrity amidst growing threats targeting devices. With the projected growth of 55.7 billion connected devices by the year 2025 - spanning consumer electronics, healthcare equipment, industrial systems, and more - the threat landscape grows more diverse and complex each day. The scale of this interconnected ecosystem also amplifies compliance issues, as organisations struggle to adhere to stringent security standards and regulations across diverse device types, environments, and borders. To effectively mitigate these risks, organisations need a comprehensive way to manage and secure the vast array of devices in various stages of the lifecycle while safeguarding data, privacy, and operational continuity in the face of evolving threats. “With Device Trust Manager, DigiCert is reinforcing its commitment to digital trust in the rapidly expanding IoT landscape,” says Deepika Chauhan, Chief Product Officer, DigiCert. “We're excited to introduce this integrated platform to new and existing customers, transforming IoT device security with comprehensive protection throughout the device lifecycle. Device Trust Manager checks all the IoT boxes, except the one labelled 'Ship and Pray'.” DigiCert Device Trust Manager offers unparalleled security for every stage of the IoT device lifecycle, from birth to decommission, ensuring compliance while improving operational efficiency. The solution prioritises privacy, consumer safety, and business continuity via: • Enhanced compliance: Simplifies adherence to international regulations, supporting rigorous compliance demands with detailed SBOMs (Software Bill of Materials), real-time monitoring, and secure provisioning to maintain device integrity throughout the lifecycle• Operational efficiency: Automates security processes, enabling quicker device deployment with features like over-the-air (OTA) updates and zero-touch provisioning• Risk mitigation: Improves anomaly detection capabilities to protect against downtime and data breaches• Scalable security: Easily scales from small to large deployments, adapting to various device ecosystems. “The latest solution from DigiCert, built upon the already impressive DigiCert One platform, shows continued innovation,” says Sam Gabbay, President, TUO Accessories. “Once again, DigiCert is leading the way by showing leadership, commitment to IoT security and especially their customer experience by thinking 10 steps ahead for them. I am proud to be a DigiCert customer and am excited to use Device Trust Manager, which shows promise to improve an already streamlined workflow.” For more from DigiCert, click here.

Schneider Electric helps Sidara build a greener future

Schneider Electric, a leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has revealed that its smart energy management solutions feature in the London headquarters of leading design, engineering, and consulting group, Sidara. Designed by Sidara’s own engineers, 150 Holborn has been created with sustainability and user efficiency at its core. Embedded with innovative smart building technology, the new headquarters will play a key role in supporting Sidara’s ambition to decarbonise its business by 2030, under the World Green Building Council’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment. The building, which officially opened its doors in January 2023, is over 180,000 square feet and caters for over 1,000 employees. It is built on Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure IoT platform and uses a sophisticated network of over 650 sensors and controls to collect, analyse, and manage over 60,000 data points. These provide vital information into energy usage, occupancy patterns, and environmental conditions, such as temperature, humidity, and light intensity, in near real time. The data and insights from the platform allow Sidara to tailor the environmental conditions within office spaces and meet the specific needs and preferences of occupants. Whether it’s adjusting lighting levels, modifying temperatures or boosting air quality, the system ensures that workspaces are not just habitable but are optimised to promote well-being and productivity. It is also helping the company to reduce energy waste and deliver on the wider sustainability initiatives. “Access to Schneider Electric’s expertise and experience has been vital to understanding how our building’s technology and systems must be designed to enable continuous optimisation and innovation,” says Dan Cope, IT manager at Sidara. “Our vision is to create a best-in-class working environment to optimise energy consumption and enhance comfort levels for both employees and visitors. However, this is just the beginning. Becoming more sustainable is a journey and ongoing engagement with the Schneider Electric team will be key to understanding the building and benchmarking ourselves moving forward.” Kas Mohammed, VP Digital Energy at Schneider Electric UK & Ireland, notes, “With 150 Holborn, Sidara has created a building of the future, today. Every aspect of its smart infrastructure has been meticulously planned and executed to help the company on its journey to net-zero. This new headquarters stands as a beacon of best-practice and Sidara’s efforts to build sustainability into its very foundation is something that others can – and should – look to emulate.” For more from Schneider Electric, click here.

Telenor IoT’s annual predictions report reveals the future of AIoT

Telenor IoT has published its annual IoT Predictions Report. Produced for decision-makers and professionals curious about the trends influencing industries and society, each IoT Predictions report provides valuable insights on the future of IoT. The new report, co-produced with Omdia, is titled, “Navigating the Perfect Storm: AIoT to Emerge as the Defining Enabler of Digital Transformation”. It explains how combining Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT), also known as AIoT or AI4IoT, is necessary for companies to stay competitive in today’s digital world. As IoT applications generate a tremendous quantity of data, many enterprises struggle to effectively analyse and extract meaningful insights from it. Simply collecting data does not bring value, and human intelligence can’t process the information as efficiently as AI. With the support of AI, applications become smarter and more autonomous. This convergence unlocks higher operational efficiencies, better customer experience, and higher productivity gains across diverse sectors, from automotive and industrial manufacturing to transport, utilities, and smart cities. This combination can turn simple solutions into those with greater impact and value. Predictive maintenance, robotics improvement, and enhanced in-car experiences are examples of great use cases for AIoT. “We predict AIoT will grow to become the cornerstone of digital transformation,” says Mats Lundquist, CEO at Telenor Connexion and Head of Telenor IoT. “The convergence of AI and IoT isn’t just an evolution; it’s a revolution in how businesses operate and compete globally. This report emphasises the urgency to act now.” This report serves as a compass for businesses navigating the ever-evolving digital ecosystem, providing actionable insights into the transformative potential of AIoT. Read the report here. Factors driving AIoT adoption in 2024: Competitive dynamics: Over 48% of enterprises prioritise AI/ML in IoT deployments, according to the Omdia IoT Enterprise Survey. Hardware advancements: Advances in semiconductor technology, including AI Edge processors, are driving greater computing power for AI integration. AI model optimisation: Efforts to minimise AI model size, known as TinyML, is enabling increased use of AI in IoT applications. Generative AI (GenAI): 38% of respondents in Omdia’s 2024 IT Enterprise Insights reported that they had either already fully adopted generative AI or were implementing it. Only 10% said they had no interest in generative AI.

Consult Red celebrates 20 years of innovation

Consult Red has marked its 20th anniversary of continuous success, growth and innovation. Over the past two decades, it has helped its clients transform the media, telecommunication and IoT technology landscapes. Since its inception in 2003, the company has remained steadfast in its commitment to delivering trusted consultancy and high quality engineering services, while embracing technological advancements and industry trends. Throughout the years, it has built an enviable reputation for its dedication to excellence, customer satisfaction and innovative solutions. "We’ve reached this significant milestone, thanks to our valued clients and the work of our talented and dedicated team," says Raghu Venkatesam, CEO at Consult Red. “We are grateful for the long-term trust and support of our clients, partners and stakeholders, who have been instrumental in our continued growth over the past two decades." Over the past 20 years, the company has achieved numerous milestones and accomplishments, including: Contributing to innovative product launches for our key customers, including set-tops, connected TV devices and embedded software services for media and connectivity operators across Europe, US and Asia. Delivering connected devices and systems for industrial and IoT applications, including vehicle charging, industrial vision, telehealth, power management, consumer devices and wireless connectivity. Establishing as an employee-owned company, giving employees a stake in the business and ensuring long-term stability for clients. Nurturing a talented and diverse global workforce that drives innovation and fosters a culture of collaboration and excellence. Click here for latest data centre news.

GovAssure, cyber security and NDR

By Ashley Nurcombe, Senior Systems Engineer UK&I, Corelight We live in a world of escalating digital threats to government IT systems. The public sector has recorded more global incidents and data breaches than any other over the past year, according to a recent Verizon study. That’s why it is heartening to see the launch of the new GovAssure scheme, which mandates stringent annual cyber security audits of all government departments, based on a National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) framework. Now the hard work starts. As government IT and security leads begin to work through the strict requirements of the Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF), they will find network detection and response (NDR) increasingly critical to these compliance efforts. Why we need GovAssure GovAssure is the government's response to surging threat levels in the public sector. It is not hard to see why it is such an attractive target. Government entities hold a vast range of lucrative citizen data which could be used to carry out follow-on identity fraud. Government services are also a big target for extortionists looking to hold departments hostage with disruptive ransomware. And there's plenty of classified information in there for foreign powers to go after to gain a geopolitical advantage. Contrary to popular belief, most attacks are financially motivated (68%), rather than nation-state attempts at espionage (30%). That means external, organised crime gangs are the biggest threat to government security. However, internal actors account for nearly a third (30%) of breaches, and collaboration between external parties and government employees or partners accounts for 16% of data breaches. When the cause of insider risk is malicious intent rather than negligence, it can be challenging to spot because staff may be using legitimate access rights and going to great lengths to achieve their goals without being noticed. Phishing and social engineering are still among threat actors' most popular attack techniques. They target distracted and/or poorly trained employees to harvest government logins and/or personal information. Credentials are gathered in an estimated third of government breaches, while personal information is taken in nearly two-fifths (38%). Arguably the shift to hybrid working has created more risk here as staff admit being more distracted when working from home (WFH), and personal devices and home networks may be less well protected than their corporate counterparts. The growing cyber attack surface Several other threat vectors are frequently probed by malicious actors, including software vulnerabilities. The new Freedom of Information data reveals a worrying number of government assets are now using outdated software that vendors no longer support. Connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices are an increasingly popular target, especially those with unpatched firmware or factory default/easy to guess passwords. Such devices can be targeted to gain a foothold in government networks and/or to sabotage smart city services. Finally, the government has a significant supply chain risk management challenge. Third-party suppliers and partners are critical to efficiently delivering government services. But they also expand the attack surface and introduce additional risk, especially if third parties aren't properly and continuously vetted for security risks. Take the recent ransomware breach at Capita, an outsourcing giant with billions of pounds of government contracts. Although investigations are still ongoing, as many as 90 of the firm's clients have already reported data breaches due to the attack. What the CAF demands In this context, GovAssure is a long overdue attempt to enhance government resilience to cyber risk. In fact, Government Chief Security Officer, Vincent Devine, describes it as a "transformative change" in its approach to cyber that will deliver better visibility of the challenges, set clear expectations for departments and empower security pros to strengthen the investment case. Yet delivering assurance will not be easy. The CAF lists 14 cyber security and resilience principles, plus guidance on using and applying the principles. These range from risk and asset management to data, supply chain and system security, network resilience, security monitoring and much more. One thing becomes clear, visibility into network activity is a critical foundational capability on which to build CAF compliance programmes. How NDR can help NDR (Network Detection and Response) tools provide visibility. This kind of visibility will enable teams to map assets better, ensure the integrity of data exchanges with third parties, monitor compliance and detect threats before they have a chance to impact the organisation. Although the CAF primarily focuses on finding known threats, government IT leaders should consider going further, with NDR tooling designed to go beyond signature-based detection to spot unknown but potentially malicious behaviour.  Such tools might use machine learning algorithms to learn what regular activity looks like to better spot the signs of compromise. If they do, IT leaders should avoid purchasing black box tools that don't allow for flexible querying or provide results without showing their rationale. These tools can add opacity and assurance/compliance headaches. Open-source tools based on Zeek may offer a better and more reasonably priced alternative. Ultimately, there are plenty of challenges for departments looking to drive GovAssure programmes. Limited budgets, in-house skills, complex cyber threats, and a growing compliance burden will all take its toll. But by reaching out to private sector security experts, there is a way forward. For many, that journey will begin with NDR to safeguard sensitive information and critical infrastructure. Click here for more thought leadership.

Delta delivers Xubus Node as solution for data centre deployment

For many data centre managers, maintaining storage capacity for data is a continuously moving target. A fine line exists between investment in additional capacity, and leveraging and upgrading existing installations. Data centres can cost anything from tens of millions of dollars upwards, with some of the industry’s behemoths reportedly having spent over a billion dollars on such infrastructure. And readiness to invest doesn’t turn into capacity quickly. Factoring in construction, electrical and plumbing work, plus installation of the hardware and commissioning, it can be anywhere between 15 and 30 months before a data centre is operable. Many choose to outsource their data operations to a market that is projected to see good annual growth over the remainder of this decade. But colocation data centres, despite their efficiency through shared resources, aren’t for everyone, especially for those handling sensitive data. Another challenge is the growing demand in the Internet of Things (IoT) and industry 4.0 markets for providing sub-millisecond latency support at the edge, along with 5G, big data, and artificial intelligence applications. Going modular with data centres Tackling these issues head-on are modular data centres (MDC). Customisable in size and capacity, they can provide a stopgap solution on-site as a new data centre is being built or can operate as a permanent solution in locations where setting up long-term infrastructure is restricted. Installation on-site enables the MDC to be connected securely to the existing IT system while leveraging existing physical security. The Delta Xubus Node is fully designed and optimised, deliverable in five standard solutions from 18-90kW IT load with optional auxiliary systems. The system is built into a customised container module (5635 – 13380 × 3300 × 3200mm) that is designed to be transported, installed, and operated on a client’s site. IT load per rack ranges from 6kW-8.18kW and comes with a battery backup time of five minutes. Depending on the topology, the UPS is implemented using Delta’s DPH Series in an N+1 or 2N approach. Each rack is fitted with a metered power distribution unit (rPDU) or two for a Tier 3 implementation. At Tier 3, the MDC can be serviced anytime without shutting down any system components. In addition, an integrated automatic transfer switch allows a simple installation and use of external diesel generators. In-row cooling is implemented with N+1 redundancy and the Tier 3 topology uses cooling units with Automatic Transfer Switching (ATS). This allows operation of the MDC over the -15°C to +48°C range. The cooling units have an internal monitoring system, which continuously control both temperature and humidity. It detects various types of critical events, for example, congested filters, and triggers an alarm if the parameters reach critical values. A selection of optional components is also available to increase safety, security, and reliability. An access control system and CCTV ensure only authorised staff can access the data centre, while the situation inside the unit is always visible. Aspirating smoke detectors and fibre cable trays are further options, as well as additional hardware configuration. The Data Centre Infrasuite Manager (DCIM) software can be used to monitor the MDC, providing an overview of environmental parameters, the access system, power, and status of the fire suppression equipment. Thanks to its robust steel construction and mineral wool panels, coupled with a refractory cable entry, fire resistance of 60min (EI) in both directions is achieved. Transportation, installation and support with Zwart Delta has successfully deployed the Xubus Node MDC with the support from partner, Zwart Techniek. It supports the transportation, installation, commissioning, and service of Europe’s first Xubus Node, which is also the first containerised data centre built and sold in Europe. Meeting the customer’s financial requirements with a new leasing model, this 70kVA model was delivered to a client based in the Netherlands. Selected to provide data centre support while a permanent data centre is under-construction, the unit was configured and installed in less than nine months, and will provide at least 24 months of service.

Expereo reveals CIO global trends and insights

New research of global CIOs launched from Expereo has revealed that large global enterprises are moving ‘Faster to the Future’ with an increased focus on technology investment to fuel growth through global expansion. The research of over 650 CIOs in global enterprises across Europe, US and APAC shows that half of global CIOs (51%) have secured increased technology budgets specifically to deliver growth and overcome existing challenges. This is positive news for over a third (35%) who claim that their global business ambitions are constrained by legacy connectivity and management systems. It also identifies that organisations may be missing growth opportunities by failing to prioritise regions with some of the world’s fastest growing economies, due to perceived complexity and challenges to market entry. Ben Elms, Chief Revenue Officer at Expereo, comments, “As organisations focus on driving growth through global expansion, there are clearly complexities and challenges to overcome. The business' critical nature of connectivity in today’s world combined with an increasingly complex landscape, from security, regulation, skills and often challenging physical and geo-political infrastructure, mean it’s no easy task. However, it is achievable. Those that find a way to simplify, automate and scale their operations will be in the best position to reap the rewards and growth that this can deliver.” The future is bright According to the research, global CIOs describe their organisations’ attitudes to growth as optimistic (34%) and nearly a third (30%) as ambitious for the next 12 months. Over half (51%) of respondents claim global boards have already increased technology budgets to help drive this. Security (61%), automation and analytics (59%), and 5G (58%) were identified as the top three areas set for increased tech investments globally in the next four months, closely followed by public/hybrid cloud (55%), edge computing and IoT (both 54%), SD-WAN (45%) and SASE (51%). CIOs claim that this investment will drive global growth by ensuring prioritisation of increased innovation (50%), increased automation (47%) and expansion into new markets (45%). More markets, more problems Almost half (46%) of CIOs claimed that establishing and managing connectivity in new markets is the single most critical factor in ensuring successful global expansion, and 42% said that their board views global connectivity as a business asset critical to growth, but there are challenges that need to be overcome. In fact, when asked specifically about the biggest challenge to delivering global growth in new regions, 37% said that effectively establishing connectivity in new regions is one of the major challenges in their role, 37% a major challenge for their organisation and 35% that their organisations’ business ambitions are constrained by legacy connectivity. Additional challenges identified were security environments (35%), skills and resource retention (35%), complicated physical and geopolitical infrastructure (33%), regulation and compliance (32%), and legacy systems and local knowledge (both 31%). Perceived complexity an obstacle to global growth Responses indicated that global enterprises may be failing to prioritise the fastest growing economies due to perceived complexities. When asked about where their organisation saw the biggest opportunity for growth, North America and Europe dominated the top five. North America (37%) took the throne, followed by Western Europe (32%), Eastern Europe (26%), Northern Europe (25%) and South America (25%). Although South America appears in the top five, it also ranks as the most technologically challenging region to do business in regarding the local knowledge of providers (29%), agility (28%), robust connectivity (28%), scalability (27%), and performance visibility (28%). Interestingly, it is also seen as a more challenging security environment than China (27%) compared to China’s 26%. Given that the IMF’s most recent World Economic Outlook Report showed that growth projections in advanced economies was 1.4% for 2024, while emerging and developing markets was 4.2%, it is surprising that neither the Greater China Area or Central and South Asia appear in the top five priority regions for growth. Each includes two of the fastest growing economies in the world - China and India. Perhaps this is due to both appearing consistently in the top five most challenging regions in terms of local technology provider knowledge (25% and 22% respectively), agility (26% and 24%), robust connectivity (25% and 23%), security (26% and 25%) and performance visibility (both 25%). Ben continues, “Realising the growth opportunities that global expansion can deliver will be critical to the world economy in these challenging times. CIOs need to completely focus on supercharging this strategic growth wherever they are doing business in the world, not grappling with unnecessary logistical and connectivity challenges. That’s what Expereo is here for. We simplify and automate this, allowing our customers to get on with business.”

Pulsant pioneers platformEDGE to deliver edge computing for all

Pulsant has launched platformEDGE — a next-generation platform that will enable regional businesses across the UK to harness the opportunity of digital transformation. platformEDGE is a UK-wide integrated infrastructure that enables scalable, high-performance, low-latency edge application delivery. By placing intense compute power as close to the end device as possible, edge computing enables businesses to exploit data-dense opportunities, such as video analytics, the Internet of Things (IoT), virtual reality (VR) gaming, autonomous vehicles, and remote monitoring. The platform has three components: A regional data centre network, offering the capacity to co-locate in any of Pulsant’s 12 secure data centre locations, connected by 100Gbps Zayo fibre with latency of 10ms or less. Low latency connectivity with flexible options designed to maximise edge performance with Megaport’s SDN (Software Defined Network) platform. A distributed compute and storage platform for edge workloads and hyperscale cloud integrations. These three elements help simplify the journey to the edge for regional businesses, accelerating time to value and ensuring they are well positioned for future growth opportunities. Edge computing is also critical to ensure smart cities remain economically viable as populations and data continue to grow exponentially. Rob Coupland, CEO, Pulsant comments, “Our heritage is built on championing regional business. platformEDGE is the next stage in this evolution, delivering the technological foundation for these businesses to digitally transform. We have invested hundreds of millions in this technology to collapse the digital divide and accelerate innovation throughout the UK.” Simon Michie, CTO, Pulsant adds, “There are just over half a million software developers in the UK. platformEDGE will dissolve the infrastructure constraints they face and unleash regional innovation for local businesses, governments, service providers, and suppliers, in a way that can’t be achieved today.”

Opendatasoft has launched its advanced new data lineage feature. Delivering detailed analysis of how and where data is being reused, it provides greater visibility into data flows, enabling organisations to improve data governance and accelerate their data democratisation strategies. Organisations today understand the importance of data sharing, both internally and externally, to increase efficiency, improve performance and drive innovation. However, currently they lack the tools to manage and report on where data is being reused, adding to workloads, and making effective decision-making difficult. In response to these data governance challenges, Opendatasoft has developed its unique data lineage feature. Easy to use, it provides detailed information on how data is being reused and the relationships between individual datasets. The data lineage feature maps data flows end-to-end, providing a complete dashboard of data usage within the data portal back office. This enables organisations to improve the governance and quality of their data, better understand user needs, and report on the value and return on investment of their data portals. Available directly in the back office of the Opendatasoft platform for all customers, the new data lineage feature delivers: Detailed mapping of data paths: Visualising the dataset journey from its creation to final destination. Providing actionable information on its origin and its internal and external reuses. A complete dashboard of every data reuse: Providing automatic analysis and management of the dynamics of the data portal. Tracking key performance indicators, such as the number of reuses, the status of relationships, interdependencies with other portals, and the most and least used datasets. "At Opendatasoft, our goal is to support our customers so they get the most out of their data. That’s why we’re constantly innovating to provide the best tools on the market and to support them in creating successful data democratisation strategies. Our unique new data lineage feature transforms the ability of customers to trace data usage, providing the information they need to analyse and accelerate their data sharing strategies," says Jean-Marc Lazard, President and Co-Founder of Opendatasoft. “From a data publisher perspective, one of the problems experienced with open data is understanding what data users are doing with the data. Whilst Opendatasoft facilitates the submission of reuses already, this new data lineage feature provides additional insight into the maps and charts that users have built whilst maintaining user anonymity, that we would not have known about. This adds to the value of open data,” says Yiu-Shing Pang, Open Data Manager, UK Power Networks.

IoT security fears fall as data privacy concerns grow for companies deploying solutions

Fears over security have become less of a concern for organisations adopting IoT solutions than it was five years ago, according to a recent study by Wi-SUN Alliance. 'The Journey to IoT Maturity', a follow-up to Wi-SUN’s ‘State of the Nation’ IoT study in 2017, is based on interviews with IT decision makers from UK and US IoT adopters within key industries, including energy and utilities, state and local government, construction, technology, and telecommunications. The clear signal is that IoT is now a bigger IT priority than ever for organisations across all sectors. Those respondents ranking security as one of their top three challenges when rolling out IoT fell from 58% in 2017 to 24% in 2022, while the proportion of respondents viewing it as a technical challenge also dropped from 65% in 2017 to 42% this year, indicating fewer concerns but still highlighting it as an issue. Companies might be less worried about security, but it is still on their risk list. Concerns growing over data privacy While security is becoming less challenging than it used to be, there are growing fears over data privacy issues. Data privacy regulation is the second highest (political, economic or social) challenge for IoT adopters, with 36% placing it in their top three, just behind the need to reprioritise spending due to COVID-19 (37%) and ahead of budget cuts resulting from less revenue during the pandemic (35%). Fears over big data have also risen over the last five years, with 19% of respondents (up from 11% in 2017) placing it in their top three IoT rollout challenges, and one in four citing regulatory concerns. The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and other privacy regulations since Wi-SUN’s 2017 report may be a factor in this growth. Phil Beecher, President and CEO, Wi-SUN Alliance, comments: “Data privacy concerns have gone up, understandably, with more legislation putting the spotlight on data protection. Since our last study, stricter privacy laws have increased pressure on organisations to protect sensitive data. This includes GDPR in Europe and various state-level laws in the US. “Among our survey respondents, we saw that concerns were higher in the UK, where over half (53%) of organisations include secure data collection in their IoT strategies compared to just a third (34%) in the US. IoT initiatives, such as smart metering, streetlighting and those using environmental, air quality and acoustic sensors, are increasingly generating huge volumes of data, and while this information may be made entirely ‘secure by design’, the risks remain.” Industry reports suggest a growing number of attacks on IoT devices over the last two years, leading to the theft of confidential data and the launch of DDoS attacks. Mirai is one of the most recognised IoT threats, dating back to 2016 when it was used to compromise connected devices like routers to launch attacks on websites and networks. It is still used by malware developers to attack vulnerable systems. Wi-SUN’s Phil Beecher adds: “While obstacles remain, organisations will need to continue to overcome both technical and non-technical challenges with the support of the industry, including IoT solutions and device companies. With more than 90% of our respondents recognising that they must invest in IoT over the next 12 months to remain competitive, failure to navigate these important issues is not an option.”