IoT—everything, everywhere, all at once
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- 2024
- Introduction
- Modern work, enabled by mobile
- IoT—everything, everywhere, all at once
- IoT use is especially high in critical infrastructure sectors
- IoT security risks: Amplified in critical infrastructure sectors
- All sectors perceive increased mobile and IoT risk
- Breach risks and impacts are high, especially in critical infrastructure
- Shadow IT: A looming security challenge
- Emerging AI cyberthreats meet new AI defenses
- The disconnect between perceived and actual mobile security
- Critical infrastructure sectors have specific considerations
- Mobile security awareness and solution investments are rising
- IoT security is also making strides
- But IoT security gaps remain
- More to do. More that can be done.
- The call to arms: Move faster
- Appendices
- Contributors
- Download the full report
Mobile devices have been keeping businesses up and running for years. What’s changed recently is rapid growth in IoT deployments. These “things” give real-time visibility into the status of thousands of processes, from how machines are performing in factories to where vehicle fleets are traveling each day—even whether office buildings are set to the right temperature.
IoT adoption supports digital transformation across nearly every industry, making it possible to keep a watchful eye on the performance of key assets and enabling smarter, data-driven decisions.
More IoT devices than ever
While reliance on mobile devices across all types of organizations has remained high, increasing only slightly over the last few years, IoT use has become nearly as ubiquitous. Nearly all organizations are using at least some IoT devices. What’s more, the majority of deployments are mature, full-scale implementations, not partial deployments or proofs-of-concept.
95%
of survey respondents work for organizations that are using at least some IoT devices.
62%
said they have mature, full-scale IoT deployments.
Nearly infinite applications and use cases
IoT sensors and devices are being applied in an enormous and expanding array of use cases. They’re helping keep facilities secure and comfortable, hospital patients properly monitored and cared for, and supply chains flowing. Retailers use them to track store inventories, while others use IoT to monitor energy consumption. Another popular use case is predictive maintenance, which supports more reliable uptime in production operations, such as those in the manufacturing or energy sectors.
Organizations that use IoT devices are using them in more than three ways, on average.
