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Security News Dylan Martin April 04, 2023, 09:00 AM EDT

As part of CRNs 2023 Internet of Things 50 list, heres a look at the tools and vendors leading the way in IoT security.

The need for better IoT security capabilities is greater than ever before, and that isnt expected to change any time soon.

This ongoing necessity to monitor and protect against threats to a wide range of connected devices was recently underlined by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, which said in December that the countrys 16 critical infrastructure sectors face increasing cybersecurity threats.

Its not just individual agencies that see the problem. In early March, the Biden administration called for a greater focus on developing secure IoT devices as part of its new National Cybersecurity Strategy, building on previous legislation and other government efforts addressing the issue.

Too often they have been deployed with inadequate default settings, can be difficult or impossible to patch or upgrade, or come equipped with advancedand sometimes unnecessarycapabilities that enable malicious cyber activities on critical physical and digital systems, the White House said in its strategy outline. Recent IoT vulnerabilities have shown just how easily bad actors can exploit these devices to construct botnets and conduct surveillance.

As part of CRNs 2023 Internet of Things 50 list, heres a look at the tools and vendors leading the way in IoT security.

Dylan Martin is a senior editor at CRN covering the semiconductor, PC, mobile device, and IoT beats. He has distinguished his coverage of the semiconductor industry thanks to insightful interviews with CEOs and top executives; scoops and exclusives about product, strategy and personnel changes; and analyses that dig into the why behind the news. He can be reached at dmartin@thechannelcompany.com.

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