Securing The Internet of Things (IoT)
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Securing The Internet of Things (IoT)

The Internet of Things (IoT) is set to be the next big thing in the field of technology. Consider a smart city where a User can monitor the traffic on the route to work before leaving from home or imagine handling a WiFi enabled home appliance from your mobile while you are out shopping. The growth of this technology has brought a lot of revolution in all business sectors, from creating a smart city to carrying out business processes; it has helped create a connected world.

Secured Data Management

So, IoT is the convergence of IT with the operational or embedded machines through software. The embedded devices have their own IP addresses and the devices are connected through the internet. To provide effective and efficient services, sensors and mobile devices produce important data which is then stored in the cloud. As Internet is becoming a hostile environment and cyber threats are increasing day by day, it is important to secure the data from hackers, viruses, corruption, threats and fraud. Even though cloud is considered as the safest place to store data it is important to improve security of cloud infrastructures for secured & seamless flow of data within the business. Considering these facts, AuroSys has been innovating & delivering high-security Cloud solutions for Data protection and Data management for SMEs & Enterprise clients around the globe.

System Security

When multiple devices are connected to the internet, it is important to ensure that the data is monitored by proper authority and sensitive information must not be accessible without the consent of the data owner. Systems need a contingency plan when attacked by external threats and reconfiguration of the systems from time to time helps avoid the breach of security. One of the effective old school ways is to ensure high security by keeping the systems up to date with latest security trends & tools. Automatic security updates can be installed with no administrative interaction; however, it is essential for businesses to monitor the data being transferred over multiple systems to avoid misuse & loss of data, especially companies following the BYOD practice.

Secured Data Connectivity

Systems & Devices used by any business transmits a lot of data over the internet making it vulnerable to external threats. Security of data communication can be achieved by implementing processes like authentication, authorization, data encryption during transmission, when connected to a network. On the other hand, embedded devices like sensors & beacons do not have operating systems and hence gateway devices must be used to encrypt the data ensuring complete privacy of User’s data.

It is now mandatory for businesses and consumers to focus a lot more on securing their data which can be achieved by the use of latest communication protocols while transferring the data which needs to undergo a proper authentication and authorization process.

With the increasing potential of the IoT to make the world richly connected, the security of data must be a priority considering the inclining trend of network threats & security breaches occurring across the internet.

Conclusion – IoT is surely the future of the IT industry in the coming decade where most of the businesses will rely upon connected infrastructures for Data Sharing, Real Time Analytics and Business Decision making. Businesses who fail to understand the importance of security in the growing world of internet will face several obstacles which may incur those huge losses but Smart Entrepreneurs will ensure complete security prior to proving access to company employees.

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