With the spread of the Internet of Things, and the increasing dangers associated with same , the likelihood that we’re going to be faced with a deluge of new “solutions” is high. It will not be long before someone comes out with an “IoT firewall” or “IoT IDS” because the projected IoT security spend is $1.5 Billion this year alone and, well, that money isn’t going to spend itself.
The problem is that you already spend a lot on IT security. At least that’s what the C-suite thinks. You take their money, you complain it's not enough, and then bad things still happen (requiring you to ask for more money).And now you’ve got to go asking for funds to secure the IoT in your enterprise? That’s not going to go over very well.
You don’t need a parallel security stack to deal with IoT. The security tools and techniques you’ve already invested in can address a much wider range of connected devices when you use a tool like Senrio Insight, which will:
Generate logs for devices that don’t generate logs (which is most IoT devices). Enable your SIEM to see IoT devices, allowing you to gain visibility into the totality of your enterprise in a single and familiar ‘pane of glass.’ Generate alerts that can be used to create new firewall rules or IDS signatures, enabling those resources to protect IoT devices as well as servers, PCs, etc.To draw what we hope is a familiar example, think about the last time you got a new computer but didn’t upgrade your monitors. Why would you? A decent monitor will last longer than several iterations of PC. Worst case scenario is you need an adaptor to make a connection. Maybe it was VGA to DVI or VGA to HDMI. It doesn’t matter because the concept is the same: some things don't need updating, they just need a little something extra to extend its life and utility.
Senrio Insight is the “adapter” between your IoT devices and your existing tech- and security-stack. You don’t need a whole new set of security tools to defend the IoT in your enterprise, and the headache of having to fight budget battles, train your team on yet-another box, get familiar with new technology, terminology, etc. See Senrio Insight in action and put your existing investment in IT security tools to work defending IoT today .