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Internet of things (IoT) security threats and concerns worldwide as of late 2019

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Attacks on IoT devices that may impact critical operations	33%
Lack of skilled personnel to implement IoT security	32%
Protecting sensitive data generated by an IoT device (encryption, tokenization, etc.)	31%
Identifying or discovering sensitive data generated by an IoT device	27%
Loss or theft of IoT devices	27%
Lack of security frameworks and controls within the IoT environment	26%
Privacy violations related to data generated by an IoT device	26%
Lack of effective access controls/device authentication	26%
Lack of industry standards for securing IoT devices	25%
Validating the integrity of data collected by IoT devices (device identity, provisioning, PKI)	7%
Privileged user access to IoT devices	2%

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Release date

March 2020

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

November 2019

Number of respondents

1,723*

Special properties

executives

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*Respondents are executives with responsibility for or influence over IT and data security. Job titles ranged from C-level executives including CEO, CFO, CISO, chief data officer, chief data scientist, chief risk officer, SVP/VP, security analyst, IT administrator, security engineer, systems administrator.

Respondents mostly represented organizations ranging from 500 to 10,000 employees.

Organizations mostly represented industries in healthcare, financial services, technology, retail, and federal government.

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Globally, 33 percent of respondents have internet of things (IoT) security concerns regarding attacks on devices in 2019. Generally, 99 percent of respondents have internet of things (IoT) data security concerns that also refer to a lack of skilled personnel and sensitive data protection as their top worries. Internet of things broadly refers to a system of internet-connected devices that collect and transfer data over a network without human-to-computer interaction. As an increasing amount of internet of things devices are deployed, security and key management grow in importance to effectively implement data encryption and identity security on devices used.