#iot device authentication

The rapid proliferation of IoT device authentication means that many networks are built on legacy authentication protocols, which are easier for hackers to circumvent. In addition, many newer IoT network architectures do not deploy best-in-class authentication security despite the risks of not doing so. 

Simple certificates cannot address the multiple levels of authorizations, roles, and information these complex environments need. Below, we’ll look at the biggest challenges caused by poor IoT device authentication.

The rapid proliferation of IoT devices means that many networks are built on legacy authentication protocols, which are easier for hackers to circumvent. In addition, many newer IoT network architectures do not deploy best-in-class authentication security despite the risks of not doing so. 

Simple certificates cannot address the multiple levels of authorizations, roles, and information these complex environments need. Below, we’ll look at the biggest challenges caused by poor IoT device authentication.

The root of these security vulnerabilities often lies with insecure IoT device authentication, meaning attackers are able to spoof server identities, break into networks, and steal data in transit due to weak identity and access management (IAM) protocols.

IAM governs which devices connect and are allowed to do what within a network. It also defines how people or devices are identified and authenticated as authorized users. Many industrial IoT devices are located outside of the home network’s security defenses, making them vulnerable to attack.

The root of these security vulnerabilities often lies with insecure IoT device authentication, meaning attackers are able to spoof server identities, break into networks, and steal data in transit due to weak identity and access management (IAM) protocols.

IoT device authentication networks create enormous amounts of data. This data is transmitted back to home networks, where it improves decision-making and system monitoring. There is also data sent towards the devices with instructions and updates. IoT device authentication is therefore critical for a number of reasons in this exchange. 

IoT device authentication networks create enormous amounts of data. This data is transmitted back to home networks, where it improves decision-making and system monitoring. There is also data sent towards the devices with instructions and updates. IoT device authentication is therefore critical for a number of reasons in this exchange. 

Secure IoT device authentication creates trust in where the data is coming from, but it still doesn’t solve issues surrounding data security during transit, analysis, and sharing. For these functions, using a secure data virtualization platform increases security and admin control over all data assets and thwarts unauthorized users. 

As only a virtual copy of data is used, data can be brought together for analysis wherever it is stored, negating the need for data migration.  

All analysis is performed in secure execution environments with strict access controls, meaning data sharing can also happen safely and without data ever moving out of the organization’s control.

IoT device authentication are a critical part of industrial infrastructure and continue to grow in scale and reach. Current estimates project that there will be over 14 billion industrial IoT device deployments by 2025. Networks of IoT devices help multiple sectors, such as energy, food, and pharmaceuticals, improve product delivery, perform predictive maintenance, and monitor and control supply chains. Unfortunately, this great year-on-year growth has also outstripped security practices that protect IoT device networks. 

The rapid proliferation of IoT devices means that many networks are built on legacy authentication protocols, which are easier for hackers to circumvent. In addition, many newer IoT network architectures do not deploy best-in-class authentication security despite the risks of not doing so.