IoT Security: Avoiding the Risks
IoT security. For this column I really want to talk about how IoT security impacts the manufacturing industry since that is what the main feature here really addresses as well. And as you will see our Website is focusing more on taking a closer look at the content in a particular area and drilling down even deeper to help you understand how it will impact your bottomline in the year ahead when looking at bigger solutions such as artificial intelligence, augmented reality, big data, data intelligence, Industry 4.0, machine learning, virtual reality, sensors, and cybersecurity.
Back in November 2017, you may remember I explored how manufacturing and, specifically, how remote-monitoring technologies are making a difference in this space. For those of you that might have missed that column, let me quickly highlight some of the latest stats.
First, connected factories will likely double in the next five years. This is according to the 2017 Manufacturing Vision Study from Zebra Technologies. It says 88% of those surveyed see growth on the horizon, expecting to experience increased revenue in the next five years. That means manufacturers are adopting the IoT for a variety of reasons, including the desire to increase flexibility, visibility, and product quality.
Clearly, if the number of connected factories is expected to double by the early 2020s, there are some transformational shifts happening in this industry. But transformation isn’t going to just happen on its own. All of these predictions for IoT growth and adoption—however well founded they may be—rely on certain wrinkles ironing themselves out.
For instance, barriers to IoT adoption in the industrial arena include complexity of the technology, budget restraints, a lack of information technology resources, and security. If efforts aren’t made by the industry at large to remove some of these roadblocks for manufacturers looking to connect their factories, adoption just won’t hit the projected target.
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