by Angela Guess

According to a recent press release, “Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of security and compliance solutions for enterprises and industrial organizations, today announced the results of a study conducted in partnership with Dimensional Research. The study looked at the rise of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) deployment in organizations, and to what extent it is expected to cause security problems in 2017. IIoT are the connected devices in critical infrastructure segments such as energy, utilities, government, healthcare and finance. Tripwire’s study revealed that: Ninety-six percent of those surveyed expect to see an increase in security attacks on IIoT in 2017. Fifty-one percent said they do not feel prepared for security attacks that abuse, exploit or maliciously leverage insecure IIoT devices. Sixty-four percent said they already recognize the need to protect against IIoT attacks, as they continue to gain popularity among hackers.”

The release goes on, “The study’s respondents were also asked how they expect their organizations’ deployment of IIoT devices to change, and how it will affect their level of vulnerability. Tripwire found that: Ninety percent expect IIoT deployment to increase. Ninety-four percent expect IIoT to increase risk and vulnerability in their organizations. When respondents were broken down by company size, both larger companies (96 percent) and smaller companies (93 percent) expect a significant increase in risk caused by the use of IIoT.”

Read more at Business Wire.

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