A recent observation that Chevron Corp. CIO Bill Braun made about his company’s use of Internet of Things (IoT) devices encapsulates how it has become a primary source of invaluable business information. “The IoT area is probably one of the fastest growing data types we have in the company,” Braun told the Wall Street Journal. “You can’t buy a motor or a valve now that doesn’t come with four or eight sensors on them, even if you don’t want them.”
As the number of IoT devices enterprises deploy continues to grow, so too does the risk of a data breach. Mitigating that risk requires manufacturers to adopt a “secure by default” approach to the design process.
