It is estimated that by 2025 approximately 22 billion connected devices will be sending data over the Internet. What implications would this have around security?
Akamai, a company specializing in Cloud Computing and security, drafted a report on the use of the Internet of Things (Internet of Things – IoT) and its security, as it represents a fundamental factor in the face of cybercriminals who have found ways to breach privacy and security. security of these networks.
The term Internet of Things has become very popular and is increasingly noticeable in the media. According to the IoT Analytics Research report – Akami reviewed – by 2025 approximately 22 billion connected devices will send data over the Internet. In addition, billions of applications will send billions of messages.
In this regard, they argued that this represents great opportunities and challenges for companies in terms of leveraging, distributing and protecting data that, through attacks such as malware, ransomwareThe risk of denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, among others, is high, affecting both virtual and physical systems, and could violate users’ privacy due to the fragile encryption.
Security of IoT networks for data transmission is not always sufficient
Akami points out that virtually all industries are incorporating terminals in the form of connected devices and applications into their business strategies, taking advantage of the ubiquity of Internet access. However, they note that building and managing the infrastructure needed to support, scale and protect these experiences can be time-consuming, costly and resource-intensive for organizations.
For his part, Hugo Werner, Akamai’s regional vice president for Latin America, mentioned that cellular networks for IoT have evolved from point-to-point communications to complex ecosystems composed of multiple, often diverse, devices and services. According to Werner, the current application of IoT by companies is characterized by the following:
“Enterprises implement IoT to improve agility and efficiency, but IoT security has not kept pace with innovation. Devices are also often highly constrained; that is, they cannot guarantee security for customers. This means that devices on Internet-connected networks can be targeted for attacks that disrupt critical business processes or compromise vital and valuable data. Despite this, actions can be implemented to strengthen the security of IoT networks, such as the use of the cloud.”
Ways to decrease the security problem of IoT networks.
According to Werner, one solution to the IoT security problem is to have minimum latency because it is “crucial” to detect and block dangerous connections and prevent attacks in time.
They also explain that the use of distributed clouds (a form of cloud computing) in IoT networks can also benefit from the low latency that these offer.”By bringing processing tasks closer to end users, distributed cloud services can minimize latency and increase application responsiveness.“.
For his part, Werner stated the following:
“The use of cloud computing can help these and other use cases that must process large amounts of data in real time, decreasing latency and thus increasing the ability to prevent and respond to attacks.”
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